Walker Township continues to juggle numbers in an attempt to piece together next year's spending plan.

The township's board of supervisors, at a special meeting on Saturday, tabled the approval of the payment of the bills to the New England Fire Company.That motion was made pending the review of the invoices submitted by fire company member Charles Felty that day.There has been delayed processing for bills amounting to $17,000 that have not been paid, as well as controversy with the insurance companies saying they paid part of those bills to other towns, and that the statute of limitations for payment had passed.Township secretary Dana Brubaker then led discussion on the 2017 budget.Brubaker suggested that for the fire company's projected expenses to work, the board would need to increase the millage from0.75 to 1 mill, and allocate an additional $7,000 from the general fire account.However, she said that doesn't necessarily mean there will be a tax increase, provided the board can find other items where it could cut expenses.It was noted the board still needs to fine-tune the budget before approving it.At a special meeting earlier this month, Felty again asked the board to raise the fire tax.Felty previously approached the board in May, at which time he asked it to raise the fire tax contribution to the fire company to 2 mills.He said the fire company faced increased expenses, such as workers' compensation, and a lack of support by township residents toward fire company events.Supervisor Craig Wagner said at that time that raising the fire tax to 2 mills would require a substantial increase from the township.Felty then asked why only one-third of the fire company's expenses were being paid by the fire tax.Other actionIn other business, supervisors:• Approved the bid from Faulk Paving for public works at $10,920.• Accepted the highest bids to sell some of the old equipment from the township: $3,000 for the 1984 International Stake body; $2,650 from Victor Baddick for the 1964 backhoe; $2,605 from Mike Veneziano Belfonte for the 1982 Military dump; $225 for the 1994 Plymouth Acclaim; and $76 from Mark DeWire for the three-point attach forklift.