Nesquehoning has approved its 2022 budget with no tax increase.

On Wednesday, the borough approved the final version of the spending plan, which calls for the millage to remain 19.3.

That means that a $100,000 home assessed at $50,000 will pay the same in real estate taxes to the borough that it did in 2021.

The council pointed out last month that 1 mill represents approximately $64,000.

Councilwoman Rosemary Porembo, chair of the budget committee, outlined that three funds for the budget - the general fund is $1.9 million, the firetruck fund stands at $122,776.05 and the sports complex fund is $48,236.38.

Prior to the vote, Porembo pointed out that the budget allots $25,000 for community development to begin tackling blight.

Council also approved a transfer of $7,000 from the American Rescue Plan funds the borough received to the Nesquehoning Water Authority as part of a two-year plan.

The money would be used to upgrade the water meter system to LB Water of Quakertown.

Porembo said, the project meets the guidelines of the water and sewer infrastructure improvement effort.

In other tax-related matters, Porembo said that Portnoff Law Associates will begin collecting delinquent taxes for 2021 in January.

The borough began the process of hiring Portnoff as the delinquent tax collector in July and finalized the agreement last month.

Porembo said Portnoff will send out a first notice after Jan. 15; and around Feb. 1 a second certified notice will go out.

“The borough does not collect any delinquent taxes going forward,” Porembo said, adding that residents who receive the notice can call a direct line to Portnoff to begin the process of paying their delinquent taxes.

Porembo said that anyone receiving a notice from Portnoff should note that this is not a scam and if you have any questions, they could call the borough office first, but will then need to call Portnoff.

New tax bills for 2022 will be mailed April 1.