The Butler County Board of Commissioners finalized a $172.8 million budget Friday without a property tax increase.

The budget was presented for the public at the start of December. It lists a general fund balance of $68,115,795 and a total budget for all funds of $172,854,201.

Commissioners unanimously voted to enact the proposed version of the budget without any changes.

Their decision keeps the county property tax rate at 27.626 mills. A mill generates $1 in revenue for each $1,000 of a property's assessed value.

“We've been reading about other counties around us in southwest Pennsylvania and some of their challenges,” said Leslie Osche, chairwoman of the board. “We're feeling pretty good about the fact that we were able to get by without a millage or tax increase.”

Read more in Sunday's Butler Eagle.