10/15/2026
๐จ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฒ๐น๐ฑ ๐ง๐ผ๐๐ป๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝโ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ๐
Lower Makefield Township is addressing a longstanding structural deficit in its General Fund, the Townshipโs primary operating fund.
Three potential approaches are under discussion:
โช๏ธ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐
๐ฎ๐๐๐ต๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐: Requesting the Bucks County Court of Common Pleas to permit a general-purpose property tax rate increase up to 19 mills, consistent with the Second Class Township Code. The Township pursued this approach from at least 1986 through 2004.
โช๏ธ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ป๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ง๐ฎ๐
: Implementing a Local Earned Income Tax coupled with a contemplated 5-mill reduction in the general-purpose property tax rate.
โช๏ธ ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐๐น๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ง๐ผ๐๐ป๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ: Transitioning to First Class Township classification, which would require voter approval.
The Township has posted fact sheets online to help residents understand each option and its potential implications.
๐ Review the resources: https://lmt.org/resources/news/article/?id=12397
We encourage residents to learn about the options being considered and stay informed as the Township evaluates ways to address its long-term financial challenges.
