Polk Township supervisors met Friday morning to discuss whether or not to increase the township taxes for 2014.

All three supervisors agreed they were reluctant to raise any taxes, but supervisor Chairman Brian Ahner suggested a one-mill increase because it would allow the township to make some necessary improvements that have been put off for a long time. He cited such projects as concreting the floors in a garage/storage building, putting in a security system at the municipal building and concreting under the dumpsters at the transfer station.Supervisor vice-chairman Mike Hurley thought that was fair."I think one mill would be enough to do the smaller projects that have been neglected. We never know what unforeseen things crop up, like we didn't know we'd need a new furnace this year," Ahner said.Supervisor secretary/treasurer Nancy May agreed, saying there had been no increase in the township taxes since 2005.May had spoken with PA state representative Mario Scavello on Thursday, and was informed that there will be a sizable increase in liquid fuels over the coming years but Ahner said that might not happen until 2015."You'd like to see the roads on a 10-year rotation for paving. Liquid fuels money will be nice but when you're looking at paving Dorshimer Road, that's a lot of money," he said.If the budget passes, a property assessed at $20,670, paying $68.21 in township taxes at the current 3.3 mills, will pay $88.88, an additional $20.67, in 2014.The new revised 2014 proposed budget is now available for the public to view.The proposed budget will be voted on at a special public meeting at 8 a.m., Friday, Dec. 27.The next regular scheduled supervisors' meeting will be at 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 23 at the municipal building.