The Middlesex Township supervisors are expected to vote on the proposed 2025 budget during their monthly meeting on Wednesday evening, Dec. 18.

With no tax increase to the current rate of 12 mills, projected revenue for the township is expected to add up to $4,093,603, while projected expenditures are anticipated to be $4,050,263 — leading to a surplus of $43,340.

For property owners, 1 mill is equivalent to $1 per $1,000 of a home’s assessed value.

“Everything’s in there. We have no unexpected changes,” said township manager Jeffrey Winkle.

More than half of Middlesex Township’s revenues in 2025 — $2,872,000 — are projected to come from taxes, including $1,500,000 in earned income tax and $946,000 in real property tax.

The largest item on the expenditures side is $1,712,888 budgeted toward “public works - highways and streets,” which includes $507,888 toward highway construction and rebuilding, $426,000 for maintenance and repair, and $684,500 for administration.

Public safety is an additional $1,013,324 expense, which includes $793,292 budgeted for the police department and $105,000 for code enforcement.

Nearly all items in the budget are unchanged from how they were budgeted in 2024, although there are a few key differences.

Many of the increases on the expenditures side from 2024 to 2025 are from increases in wages for township employees, including the police department, from $440,000 to $519,792, and public works, from $253,000 to $290,000.

“We did execute two contracts: one for public works and one for police going into next year, which included increases,” Winkle said.

Middlesex Township also is expecting to spend $24,000 more on road projects in 2025, including $1,500 on traffic control devices and $66,000 more on contracted service.

“Standard road paving and maintenance is planned for 2025,” Winkle said.

The township’s contribution to the Mars Area Public Library also is increasing from $25,000 to $35,000.