Mapleton tables $22.1-million budget, 3.1% tax rate increase

Mapleton tables $22.1-million budget, 3.1% tax rate increase

MAPLETON – Property owners here may see township taxes go up by about $60 next year.   The proposed 2026 consolidated Mapleton budget totals $22.1 million, with a tax rate increase of 3.1 per cent.  It includes $11.1 million in capital expenditures, $7 million in operating expenditures, $3.5 million in transfers to infrastructure reserves and $481,821 in long-term debt servicing costs.  The levy requirement is $10.9 million, which will pay for t…