Solebury Looks To Keep Tax Rate Steady

The Solebury Township Building. File photo.

Solebury Township officials are set to vote Tuesday evening on a 2026 spending plan that would maintain the current property tax rate.

The draft budget anticipates bringing in $13.4 million in revenue, marking a 3.7% increase over the projected 2025 revenue.

Expenditures are expected to rise more less, with the township planning to spend $8.1 million, a 1.5% increase from the current year. Solebury Township plans to put $3.3 million to debt payments.

Township Manager Christopher Garges said in a budget presentation recently that the primary revenue sources for the township are property taxes, followed by the earned income tax (EIT) revenue.

Despite the increase in spending, the plan maintains all current services and keep the tax rate unchanged.

In recent years, the largest annual cost in the budget is the funding of the police department.

Garges noted that the township is closely monitoring several factors that could impact the budget, including changing interest rates, the effects of tariffs, and rising staff costs. Other areas being watched include spending on emergency services, the “sluggish” growth of tax revenue, and upcoming projects such as park and Lake Solebury work.

In other township news, the supervisors recently appointed Rickie Yudin to fill a vacancy. Yudin will serve out the remainder of the term of former Supervisor Hanna Howe, who resigned in October. Yudin has prior experience serving on township committees.

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