Kane, Patullo Elected Fire Commissioners

Incumbent Greg Kane and Nick Patullo each received more than 200 votes in Saturday's fire elections to earn the township's two commissioner spots.

Kane received 274 votes and Patullo garnered 211 votes, while incumbent Robert Uniszkiewicz earned 148 votes.

A total of 264 voters turned out and 87 absentee ballots filed as the fire department's $2,079,843 budget was approved by voters by a 302 to 42 margin.

The budget is a $16,680 increase over 2011’s allocation of $2,063,163.

The budget includes $1,657,570 to be generated through local taxes. The $1,657,570 is a $38,160 increase—or 2.35 percent—over last year’s tax levy, which was $1,619,410. The budget calls for a 1.2 cent, or 28.5 percent, decrease in the tax rate from 4.2 cents to 3 cents per $100 of assessed value.

The second question on the ballot was passed by a 288 to 56 margin to permit the fire company to use $415,000 in saved funds to purchase new trucks.