Pittsburg, PA
Robinson Township passes budget with no tax increase
ROBINSON TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KDKA) — Robinson Township won’t increase its taxes next year.
Robinson Township commissioners passed a $14 million budget for 2025 that includes no tax increase. According to the budget, the annual municipal real estate bill is $471.68.
About 42% of expenditures will go toward providing public safety while about 30% will be used to improve and maintain roads and parks. The budget also funds three volunteer fire departments and the library.
Allegheny County, however, passed a budget that includes a 1.7 millage, or 36%, property tax increase.
It’s Allegheny County’s first property tax raise in more than a decade, and it’s less than the 2.2 mill increase originally proposed by Allegheny County Executive Sara Innamorato. Innamorato says the county budget guarantees no layoffs, no cuts to public safety or public works and full funding for the Department of Human Services.
Robinson Township’s full budget can be found online.
A man from Fayette County has been arrested and is facing over 1,000 charges related to alleged animal cruelty and neglect.
Fayette County District Attorney Mike Aubele said that John Saxberg, 57, is facing charges in connection with what he called “a suspected illegal kennel operation” in Washington Township.
According to DA Aubele, Saxberg is accused of subjecting numerous animals to “deplorable conditions” and “circumstances constituting torture,” adding that approximately ten animals suffered serious bodily injuries.
Court records show that Saxberg is facing 1,029 criminal charges in total with offenses including aggravated cruelty to animals, cruelty to animals, neglect of animals, penalties related to dog licensing, and violations of vaccine requirements.
52 of the charges that Saxberg is facing are felonies, according to court records.
Online court paperwork shows that Saxberg was arraigned on Tuesday afternoon and is being held in the Fayette County Prison after bail was posted at $85,000.
A preliminary hearing for Saxberg is scheduled for late next week.
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