A $654,642 payment to Whitehall Township from the state will enable the township to repair its streets, along with installing street lights.

The money is an annual subsidy for the liquid fuels payment from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The funds are a small portion being returned to municipalities across the state from taxes drivers pay when they fill up their vehicles with gasoline.

In a report to the board of commissioners at its March 13 meeting, Mayor Edward D. Hozza Jr. noted, "The amount of $654,642 is $59,318 higher than the prior year and will permit the township to better address its aging streets and street lights."

Also, the township's fiscal picture continues to remain bright.

"Revenues through the end of the first fiscal quarter were $107,509 higher than the prior year," Hozza said.

Total general fund expenditures were $519,268 compared to 2014, with the township paying a debt principal payment of $805,000, dramatically higher than prior years as the township continues to reduce its debt.

"Subtracting out this increase, the township ended up spending $75,232 less in the general fund than in 2014," Hozza said.

Deputy Mayor Jack Meyers completed the Public Utility Realty Tax Report, which has been submitted to Harrisburg. The township later this year will receive approximately $17,000 in payment.