Palmerton borough residents have some welcome news.
By a 6-0 vote on Thursday, council agreed to adopt the 2012 budget with no tax increase. Councilman Randolph Gursky was absent.
The $13,468,993 budget will leave the millage rate unchanged at 8.27 mills. The owner of a home with a market value of $100,000, which would be assessed at $50,000, will again pay $413.50 in property taxes to the borough next year.