A 1947 topographic map of the Reading, Pennsylvania area. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Mayor Vaughn D. Spencer’s administration is reviving a proposal to impose a streetlight assessment that might cost a row home owner $16 a year, but larger property owners several thousand dollars.
Managing Director Carole B. Snyder asked City Council on Monday to consider introducing the enabling ordinance this month, to get some benefit from it this year.
“We don’t want to put any more burden on anyone, but we’re limited on options,” Snyder said.
The fee is being considered because it’s one of the few ways to get the 32 percent of city properties exempt from property taxes to pay for city services, she said.
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