For the third straight year, Coaldale council will present a balanced budget without raising taxes.

The tentative budget, released during a council meeting Tuesday, predicts revenues at $1.9 million and expenditures at $1.8 million. The budget will keep the property tax rate at 25.040 mills. That means the owner of a home assessed for taxes at $25,000 would pay $626 in borough property tax.The millage breaks down to 21.540 mills for the general fund; 2 mills for the light fund; 1 mill for the fire fund and 0.5 mill for the pension fund. The budget includes an increase in the yearly sewer maintenance fee from $25 to $75 for the approximately 1,700 sewer customers in the borough.Council held budget meetings Oct. 22 and Nov. 5. The final budget will be on the agenda for approval during the council's December meeting.The 2015 budget includes the purchase of a new Ford F350 truck for the road department at about $80,000 with $20,000 budgeted each year from 2015-18. During Tuesday night's meeting, council also decided to purchase a new Ford SUV for the police department at an estimated cost of $38,000.Within the past month, the police department lost the use of two vehicles. Their new police cruiser ran over a deer, which had been hit by the vehicle traveling in front of it. Parts are on order and repairs are estimated at about $1,000. The transmission has failed in a second vehicle, with repairs estimated at about $3,000. Council opted to trade the vehicle with the faulty transmission, using the funds toward the purchase of a new four-wheel drive vehicle.Both vehicles, the new truck and the SUV, would be purchased from Kovatch's through the Costars program. The purchase of the new police car was anticipated in the 2015 budget, with $16,000 earmarked for it.Council members discussed increasing the rental rate for the gymnasium/basketball court at the Coaldale Complex. Currently, nonprofit groups pay no fee and for-profit groups pay $2 per child. Solicitor Mike Greek said the $2 fee has been the same for about 30 years.Councilman Harry Hontz, who chairs the complex committee, said he would make some calls to find out what other organizations are charging as rental rates. The complex committee will then meet and formulate a fee schedule.The annual Christmas tree lighting will be held at 5 p.m. Nov. 30 at borough hall.