City Council, October 15, 2026
Votes on Presentation of proposed 2027 City of Allentown budget
What happened
No land-use votes or zoning decisions occurred; Allentown Mayor Matt Turk presented the proposed 2027 balanced city budget to City Council, including a 3.81% property tax increase (about $1.75 per month for the average taxpayer).
- Jurisdiction
- Allentown, PA
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- October 15, 2026
- Decisions
- 1 zoning decision
- Outcome
- Voted
Free sample: decision 1 of 1
Presentation of proposed 2027 City of Allentown budget
Mayor Matt Turk delivered the 2027 proposed balanced budget to City Council. It includes a 3.81% property tax increase (about $1.75/month average), 10% discretionary cuts across departments, an end to GLP-1 coverage, an end to retiree health care for new non-bargaining hires effective January 1,...
Meeting Summary
No land-use votes or zoning decisions occurred; Allentown Mayor Matt Turk presented the proposed 2027 balanced city budget to City Council, including a 3.81% property tax increase (about $1.75 per month for the average taxpayer).
Key Decisions (1)
Presentation of proposed 2027 City of Allentown budget
Development Activity (1)
Allentown police public safety building and new central fire station
Other
Market Signals (3)
Commercial Demand
The mayor cited a $3.5 billion Eli Lilly investment and…
Other
Income tax has overtaken property tax as Allentown's largest general…
Infrastructure
The city plans continued investment in roads, parks, traffic calming…
Who Spoke (4)
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