JOE LINTNER | COLUMBIA SPY
Columbia Borough Council adopted its 2026 budget with no tax increase but with a considerable drawdown of reserves.
Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to adopt the $17.80 million budget, using $1.1 million from reserves. The approximately $300,000 remaining is considerably lower than the recommended minimum of 15% of expenditures in general fund reserves.
Council also voted to keep the millage the same—at 10 mills—although council members Kelly Murphy and Joanne Geesey voted against the measure, without explanation.
Columbia Spy 