SOUTH WHITEHALL TOWNSHIP LEGAL PUBLIC NOTICE The Board of Commissioners of South Whitehall Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania will hold a public meeting on Wednesday, December 3, 2025, beginning at 7:00 PM, at the South Whitehall Township Municipal Building, which is located at 4444 Walbert Avenue, Allentown, Lehigh County, PA 18104, for the purpose of voting on whether or not to enact a proposed ordinance. The proposed new Ordinance, of which this Notice is a summary, includes the following: AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWNSHIP OF SOUTH WHITEHALL, COUNTY OF LEHIGH, AND COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, FIXING THE PROPERTY TAX RATE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2026; LEVYING A REAL ESTATE TAX FOR GENERAL REVENUE PURPOSES AND FOR FIRE TAX PURPOSES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2026; REAFFIRMING THE CURRENT TAX RATES PROVIDED FOR WITHIN CHAPTER 328, "TAXATION", OF THE CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF SOUTH WHITEHALL TOWNSHIP; AND APPROPRIATING SPECIFIC SUMS ESTIMATED TO BE REQUIRED FOR THE SPECIFIC PURPOSES OF THE TOWNSHIP GOVERNMENT DURING THE 2026 FISCAL YEAR; PROVIDING FOR A REPEALER CLAUSE, SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND EFFECTIVE DATE The Real Estate Rate for 2026 remains the same at 2.84975 mills and the Fire Tax Rate increases from 0.47 mills to 0.75 mills, more fully described as follows: Pursuant to 53 P.S. § 55101 et seq., a tax is hereby levied on all real property within South Whitehall Township, which is subject to taxation for the fiscal year 2026, as follows: A. Tax rate for General Township purposes as described in Section 1709 (a) (1) of the First Class Township Code, the sum of 2.849750 mills on each dollar of assessed valuation or the sum of 28.49750 cents on each $100.00 of assessed valuation. B. Tax rate for Fire Tax purposes as described in Section 1709 (a) (2) (i) of the First Class Township Code, the sum of .75 mills on each dollar of assessed valuation or the sum of 7.5 cents on each $100.00 of assessed valuation. A copy of the proposed ordinance in full-text is available for public inspection at the South Whitehall Township Municipal Building located at 4444 Walbert Avenue, Allentown, PA 18104 during normal business hours where it may be examined without charge or obtained for a charge not greater than the cost thereof, or for inspection during normal business hours at the offices of this newspaper. TRICIA DICKERT Township Secretary Nov 12-13