
Speaker B
36:28 - 36:49
"in it, we're currently proposing, um, to increase it to 8 I believe that number came from an assembly member. Was that you, James? Perhaps. Um, so this will generate an additional $30,000."
“in it, we're currently proposing, um, to increase it to 8 I believe that number came from an assembly member. Was that you, James? Perhaps. Um, so this will generate an additional $30,000.”
Move on to the marine passenger fee ordinance, which will be introduced at this next assembly meeting. Um, in it, we're currently proposing, um, to increase it to 8 I believe that number came from an assembly member. Was that you, James? Perhaps. Um, so this will generate an additional $30,000.
Petersburg Borough reported Thursday that sales tax collections increased by $26,000 in January and $22,000 in February compared to the prior year, two months after removing the senior citizen sales tax exemption, though the full revenue impact remains unclear as some purchases may now use the general $1,200 cap exemption.

The Petersburg Borough Assembly reviewed a proposed fiscal year 2027 budget Thursday that would add an area-wide operations mill rate, raising property taxes for all borough property owners to help cover a 5% increase in expenses.
