All Posts Tagged With: "Northampton County PA"

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Stoffa plans no Northampton County tax hike

Northampton County Executive John Stoffa on Monday announced his proposed 2009 $330 million budget, indicating the tax rate will remain at 10.8 mills. That means a resident with a property assessed at $50,000 will continue to pay $540 in county real estate tax. It would be the seventh time in 10 years that the tax [...]

23Dec2011 | GoValley | 0 comments | Continued
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Northampton County eyes foreclosure moratorium

Northampton County is researching whether it has the legal authority to temporarily suspend sheriff sales to try to help residents whose homes are in foreclosure. County Council on Thursday asked County Executive John Stoffa to study the issue and report back, but the panel tabled a resolution that called for a 90-day moratorium on the [...]

11Dec2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Pen Argyl buys 11 acres for park

Pen Argyl wants to add 11 acres to its 15-acre Weona Park. The borough purchased the property from the Slate Belt Industrial Land Development Co. last Friday. Borough Manager Robin Zmoda said Pen Argyl paid $850,000 for the land. Pen Argyl officials indicated they wanted to buy the property to protect it.   Source: The [...]

17Nov2011 | GoValley | 0 comments | Continued