Lower Merion Citizens for Responsible Budgeting (CRB)
Resources
- LMT RET forcast
- LMT 2004 Citizens' Survey
- LMT 2009 Budget
- LMT 2007 CAFR (PDF)
- LMT Profile
- LMT Capital Projects
- Montco Municipal Millage Rates
- Municipal Bond Yields
- Moody's
- Moody's Lower Merion Rating 2009
- Standard & Poor's
- Standard & Poor's LMT Rating 2009
- SIFMA - Municipal Bond Credit Report
- Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA)
- Main Line Times
- Commissioner's Voting Records
- 2009 Budget Hawk Awards
Articles
Township News Links
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Transparency and Township Meetings- Recent Remarks 5/08/09
Map: Property Taxes on Owner-Occupied Housing by State
Lower Merion Township Debt Burden:
Amount |
Per Person |
|
| Net Debt of Township (May 2009) | $101,330,000 |
|
| Share of School District Debt | $224,278,658 |
|
| Share of County Debt | $46,167,107 |
|
| Planned Township Debt (2010) | $15,000,000 |
|
| Planned School District Debt (2009) | $106,000,000 |
|
| Total Debt Burden | $492,775,765 |
$ 8,496.81 |
Source:Appendix A- Township of Lower Merion Series of 2008 Bond Offering Circular
Lower Merion Township Real Estate Tax increases:
| Year | (mills) | Percent Change | Current |
| Tax Rate | RET | ||
| Revenue | |||
| 2002 | 2.62 | 0.0 | $18,090,000 |
| 2003 | 3.2 | 22.10% | 22,310,000 |
| 2004 | 3.34 | 4.40% | 23,533,000 |
| 2005 | 3.47 | 3.90% | 24,533,000 |
| 2006 | 3.47 | 0.00% | 24,805,000 |
| 2007 | 3.54 | 2.00% | 25,572,000 |
| 2008 | 3.61 | 2.00% | 26,337,000 |
| 2009 | 3.68 | 2.00% | 26,862,000 |
| Cumulative RET revenue increase 2002-2009 = 48.50% | |||

Source: Lower Merion Township
Lower Merion Township General Fund Expenditures:
Source: Lower Merion Township

CPI data – Bureau of Labor Statistics
LMT Expenese Data – Lower Merion Township
Median Wage Increase Data – Social Security Administration
1996=100
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