Palmerton residents will have to set aside some extra money to pay their municipal taxes next year.

On a unanimous measure, borough council on Thursday adopted the 2024 budget with a 1.2-mill increase, to be used to establish a fire fund.

That will increase the millage rate from 13.77 to 14.97 mills.

Also, a resolution for the borough’s water rate has a 25% increase across the board for residential meters.

Borough Manager Autumn Canfield said earlier this month it’s been over a decade since water rates increased in the borough.

Canfield said the 25% increase for residential meters would come out to just over a $3 increase per month on the base usage of the smallest water meter.

She added that over 80% of residences in the borough have the smallest meter.

Canfield said earlier this month that the borough has numerous projects planned for next year.

She said some items include repair work to borough buildings; improvements at the signals for Third and Delaware; replacing weapons that have reached end of life for the police; conversion of lights to LED; sewer lining; work in alleys; and purchase of police cars.