Middlesex Township supervisors approved the township's 2022 budget with a surplus of $160,574 at a meeting Wednesday night.

Projected revenues for the township in 2022 add up to $3,879,925 and projected expenses amount to $3,719,351. Of those expenses, $574,318 is projected in public safety expenses and $1,000,214 is projected in public works expenses.

The 2022 Middlesex tax rates were also approved at the meeting. They propose the same millage as 2021.

“There are no tax increases,” said township manager Adam Hartwig. “It will remain the same.”

The fire service rate is set at 1.5 mills and the general rate is set at 10.5 mills. The general fund supports the core services of the township, including community development and planning, police, parks and recreation, public works and administration.

The 2022 budget again proposes significant funds to be put toward road maintenance. The expenditures will go toward installing subsurface and surface drainage facilities, along with asphalt on township maintained roads.

Middlesex is projected to receive $12,539 less in Liquid Fuels funds from the state in 2022 than in 2021 due to COVID-19. Projections for Fiscal Year 2022 predict that the township will receive $265,997 in Liquid Fuels.

At the meeting, Middlesex Township resident David McMaster asked whether the budget set funds aside for the $2 million requested by Butler County to be put towards the Route 228 widening project.

Hartwig said the township plans to meet with Butler County leadership to discuss payment schedules before making decisions about the requested funds at a long-term budgetary level.