Supervisors Explain Necessity for Property Tax Increase

In this letter to Upper Nazareth Township residents, supervisors explain why the township's property tax .

If the township's proposed 2012 budget is approved, the property tax will rise by 2.7 mills -- from 3.25 mills to 5.95 mills. That means a tax increase of $135 a year for the owner of a property assessed at $50,000, which normally means the house is worth about $200,000 on the market.

The budget is currently available for public inspection at the .