During a meeting Monday morning, West Penn Township supervisors passed a budget for 2015 that has no tax increase.

The township's mill rate will remain at 4.75. Income and expenditures are each projected to be $1,881,799. West Penn has not had a tax increase for six years.The supervisors made one adjustment in the budget that was advertised, moving $5,000 from the "parks" category and allocating it to the West Penn Township Fire Company, bringing the fire company's allocation to $40,000."They (the fire company) work hard to raise money, and we appreciate all they do," said Chairman Jim Akin. "We wanted to give it to them; to give them that security."West Penn Township Fire Chief Clint Schock attended the meeting."We thank you," Schock said. "It helps us very much."