And the Number 1 Reason to “ Mind Your Brentwood Businesses ” this holiday season ( and year-round ) …
1 . Free Parking !! On November 24th ( Black Friday ) and November 25th ( Small Business Saturday ) Brentwood will be offering free parking throughout the Borough !
The “ Buy Brentwood ” campaign began in 2011 when the Brentwood Borough Council adopted a resolution asking everyone to consider Brentwood “ first ” when shopping during the holiday season . The " Buy Brentwood " campaign is dedicated to increasing visibility and prosperity of Brentwood Borough ’ s locally owned and operated independent businesses through a grassroots campaign of education and publicity .
This concept goes with Brentwood ’ s 3 / 50 project . That is where you pick 3 of your favorite businesses in the community each month and spend $ 50 at each . ( If your budget doesn ’ t allow for that much , $ 40 or even $ 20 works just as well ). The point is to support the local businesses first . The “ Buy Brentwood ” initiative doesn ’ t mean swearing off all chains or franchises . It promotes “ balance ” of the money you currently spend each month and to possibly choose a local independent owned business or restaurant first . Just as there are things in a locally owned store that you can ’ t find in a big box store , there are also things in big store chains that you can ’ t find in a locally owned store ( like special customer service for one thing — try getting that kind of service outside of our shops !) We simply need to think about where our dollars are best invested , consider the greater amount of revenue local businesses return to the community , then purchase accordingly . Otherwise , local economies suffer irreparable harm . So , this Holiday Season , since this is the season of giving let ’ s start by first giving back to the Community in which we live by supporting those businesses that help make Brentwood such a great place to live .
On behalf of my wife Michelle ( and Gus and Kosmo , our two fur babies ), may you all have a wonderful Christmas and prosperous New Year !
George Zboyovsky , PE , ICMA-CM Borough Manager
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The weather is getting colder now as we enter another holiday season . I know that this is a very hectic time of the year with Halloween just passed and Thanksgiving and Christmas around the corner . With more citizens using the installment program , it is also the time of year that you should have paid your second installment ( due on 10 / 31 ) and the last installment approaching next ( due on 12 / 31 ). Please remember that I do accept postmark .
It is also a good time to check and see that your municipal taxes are current . You can do this by stopping in and getting a receipt for this year , which will show you everything that you have paid for the year 2023 . This receipt can also be used for your tax return or the state rent rebate program .
Please remember that I must close out my year by January 10th , 2024 and turn over all of the delinquents to Jordan Tax Service . I cannot accept any other payments for the 2023 year by this date .
If you are a veteran or a spouse of a veteran who became disabled while enlisted , you may qualify for real estate tax relief . Please contact the local VA office for more information , their phone number is 1.800.827.1000 .
If you have bought a house in the borough in either 2019 , 2020 , or 2021 , you may have received an increased assessment from the county . Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas just issued an order setting the Common Level Ratio at 63.53 %. The Common Level Ratio was previously about 80 %. You must appeal your assessment in order to get it lowered to the 63.53 %. For more information about this see https :// www . publicsource . org / allegheny-county-property-tax-appeal-assessment-lawsuitunbalanced /. You can get the assessment appeal forms at https :// www . alleghenycounty . us / real-estate / assessment-appeals / index . aspx .
If you would like a receipt or have a question about your taxes , please email me at and I will get you an answer as quickly as possible .
Have a Happy and Safe Holiday Season .
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