Lansford Borough Council on Wednesday approved a final budget for 2026.

The $1.94 million spending plan holds the line on taxes and council approved a resolution setting the tax rate at 35.15 mills, the same as last year.

Resident Tommy Vadyak opposed the budget, because it failed to account for repairs and maintenance of borough equipment and gave secretaries a de facto raise in the form of a pension.

The budget has an $8,000 line item for pension for the office employees. Council formed a committee to look into providing pensions late last year, but did not approved pensions.

Vadyak said he had heard that there was a contract proposal for the borough streets department employees, who are represented by the Teamsters union, that called for 7% raises and a paid break and lunch.

“Don’t believe everything you hear,” Councilwoman Michele Bartek replied.

Otherwise, council did not discuss the status of the union contract at Wednesday’s special meeting. The streets department contract expired at the end of the year, but workers agreed to work without a contract as negotiations continue.

The 2026 budget projects revenues as follows: taxes, $1,298,500; licenses and permits, $14,000; fines and forfeits, $15,750; interest, rent and royalty, $36,400; intergovernmental revenue, $70,300; charges for services, $230,400; public safety, $7,715; miscellaneous, $151,050; other sources, $115,000.

Expenditures include: general government, $375,355; buildings, $15,675; police, $836,653; fire, $16,000; code enforcement, $79,220; zoning, $14,350; public safety/other, $32,762; public works, $514,600; municipal administration, $17,600, and miscellaneous, $37,000.

Council has the opportunity to reopen the budget in the new year, as a new council is seated and reorganizes.