MIDDLESEX TWP — Property owners here will not see a tax increase in 2014 after supervisors voted 2-0 on Wednesday night to approve next year’s budget of $1.9 million.

Chairman Mike Spreng did not attend the meeting, although he voted in November to approve the preliminary budget.

The budget does not include a tax increase for the ninth year, maintaining the property tax rate at 12 mills. A mill is equal to $1 for each $1,000 of a property’s assessed value. One mill in the township brings in $48,000 in revenue.

Significant road and infrastructure work, as well as the continued renovation of a public works garage, are the main expenditures in the budget.

Boundary line

Also at the meeting, township solicitor Mike Hnath said Adams Township supervisors have requested a meeting to discuss finding the official boundary between the two townships.

Supervisor Hap Evans said Adams officials have indicated they would be willing to fund the process of determining the border between the two municipalities.

Hnath said a preliminary meeting between officials could take place on Jan. 29.

Adams supervisor Russ Ford said on Thursday that a defined line separating the two townships is needed because of the ever-increasing amount of development in both municipalities. He said the first step in determining an exact line is a meeting between officials.

“The supervisors are going to meet and put a plan together,” Ford said.

Turning lanes

Township manager Scot Fodi also announced the developer of Weatherburn Heights will add turning lanes for traffic in both directions on Route 228 when Weatherburn Drive is built.

Weatherburn Drive will allow traffic to access the 98-home second phase of the 190-home residential development when it is built. That phase received final approval from supervisors in the fall.

It will be across Route 228 from Officer Ed Brooks Drive.

At the September public hearing for the plan’s second phase, supervisors told Donald Trant of Trant Corp. that they strongly recommended the turning lanes.

Trant, who represents Weatherburn Heights developer Gigliotti Properties, replied that the additional $4,000 cost may cause builder Ryan Homes to bail out.

He also said the intersection may be reconfigured when retail development is added along Route 228, so he hesitated to add turning lanes now that could require removal if a signal light is added in the future.

Supervisors on Wednesday night were pleased that the developer has decided to go ahead with the turning lanes.

“I think they realized that we were probably right,” Fodi said.