Event Date
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
BOROUGH OF
STRODUSBURG
Notice is hereby given that the Stroudsburg Borough Council will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, December 3, 2024, at 7:00 pm in the Council Chambers of the Stroudsburg Borough Municipal Building, 700 Sarah Street, Stroudsburg, PA 18360, for the consideration of the following Ordinance. The meeting also will be streamed on Zoom.us. The instructions and link for accessing the meeting via zoom.us will be provided on the Borough website www.stroudsburgboro.com prior to the meeting.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOROUGH COUNCIL OF THE BOROUGH OF STROUDSBURG, COUNTY OF MONROE, COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, AFIRMING AND AMENDING PRIOR ORDINANCES ADOPTING A PER CAPITA TAX.
WHEREAS, Chapter 24A of Title 53 of the Pennsylvania Statutes, Act 31 of December 31, 1965, P.L. 1275, No. 172, as thereafter amended, found at 53 PS 6924.301 et seq, known as the Local Tax Enabling Act, authorizes the Borough to levy, assess, and collect a per capita tax subject to the limitations therein found;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY ORDAINED AND ENACTED by the Borough Council of the Borough of Stroudsburg, County of Monroe. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, that the following of Part 1, Per Capita Tax of Chapter 24, Taxation, Special, of the Stroudsburg Borough Code of Ordinances shall be amended as follows:
Section 24-101 shall be amended to read as follows: A per capita tax of $10.00 per annum be, and the same is levied and assessed upon each resident or inhabitant of the age of 18 years or over, within the limits of the Borough of Stroudsburg, for the year ending December 31, 2025, and for each fiscal year thereafter.
A copy of the full text of the subject Ordinance may be examined by any citizen in the Office of the Stroudsburg Borough Manager located at the Stroudsburg Borough Municipal Building, 700 Sarah Street, Stroudsburg, PA 18360 Monday to Friday 8:30 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. A copy of same is on file and may be inspected at the Monroe County Law Library, Courthouse, Stroudsburg, PA and in the offices of the Pocono Record.
If speech, vision, hearing or other accommodations are necessary to participate, please contact the Office of the Stroudsburg Borough Manager during normal business hours at least seven (7) days in advance of the public hearing.
Lawrence E. Kopp
Borough Manager