Township review: finances, tax rates, box-card update and routine approvals

The Huntington Township Board of Supervisors handled several routine matters and approvals during its meeting.

Financials and bills: The treasurer reported December receipts and balances: general fund receipts of $27,571.61 and expenditures of $9,527, with a reported general fund balance stated in the meeting as $762,111.61; ARP fund balance was $232,678.16; state fund remainder $5,290.91. The board approved the bill list through Dec. 30 and acknowledged the January 1–11 bill list after discussion about transitioning to bank-statement dates.

Memberships and administrative items: Supervisors approved renewal of PSATS membership for 2024 and discussed purchasing recognition calendars for two township photographers whose images were accepted for the PSATS calendar. The board also agreed to update codification with General Code to bring ordinances and resolutions up to date after a two-year lapse.

Emergency services: Heithersburg Fire Company submitted updated box cards and an officer list that follow county guidelines; the board signed the box alarm review form as presented.

Taxes and rates: The board reviewed municipal tax-rate settings and left them unchanged: the township does not levy a local real-estate tax or fire tax, it levies a $10 per-capita tax, and applies a 2% discount and a 10% penalty on unpaid taxes.

Infrastructure planning: The engineer reported draft plans for a Greenbrier Road culvert replacement and estimated those culvert projects could cost roughly $200,000 apiece; the board discussed potential grant funding from an Adams County-administered program that typically distributes about $100,000 among county projects.

The meeting concluded after an announced executive session to discuss pending litigation dockets; the board adjourned following the session.