The most dangerous part of an imminent crash can be the attempt to avoid it. This being Pennsylvania, most of us are familiar with the hazards of driving on an icy road. When the wheels slip, you can make cautious adjustments that help you regain control — or you can
On Thursday, Westmoreland’s commissioners did their final run at the $456.7 million spending plan. They did not make a small course correction to avoid a skid. They yanked the wheel in the other direction hard, passing a 32.5% property tax increase.
This makes the 2.4% increase in 2019 feel like a few coins dropped in a fountain.
“Taxes should have been raised years ago, and we’re obviously coming to the point where we are left with no other alternative to do this,” Commissioner Sean Kertes said.
Source: Editorial: Is massive Westmoreland tax increase an overcorrection?
