Butler Township commissioners approved the budget for 2019 with no tax increase.

Township commissioners unanimously approved the $8.025 million budget for 2019 with a real estate tax rate of 11.25 mills, the same as in 2018.

A mill generates $1 of income for each $1,000 of a property's assessed value.

“Christmas comes early for the residents of Butler Township,” Commissioner Dave Zarnick said. “The residents should be proud of the work the board puts into their budget.”

Commissioner Sam Zurzolo said the work done to pass the budget was easy this year thanks to a lot of effort from multiple parties.

“It was a successful budget,” Zurzolo said. “I personally want to thank everyone who was involved with it.”

Read more about Butler Township in Tuesday's Eagle.