Cheswick residents won’t pay more for property taxes or water next year, but they can expect to pay more in garbage and sewer rates.

That’s according to the borough’s proposed budget for 2025, which totals about $2.6 million.

Councilman Frank Meledandri said borough council will consider advertising the proposed budget Wednesday and it would be posted at the borough office for 10 days beginning Monday.

The fixed sewage rate for borough customers is expected to increase $10.68 per quarter, from $88.03 to $98.71, or a 12% increase, Meledandri said. He attributed the rate hike to the borough’s share of a project at the Lower Valley Sewage Authority.

That project is a $100 million overhaul of the authority’s treatment facility in Harmar. The ongoing project has been blamed for the locally notorious sewer smell in the Harmar area, even detectable by motorists on the Route 28 expressway.

The proposed sewage rate increase comes after a similar rate hike last year in Cheswick, also aimed at paying for the sewer authority project.

“It should stay that way pretty much going forward,” Meledandri said of the new rates.

Cheswick residents also could see a $19-per-quarter increase in garbage collection, from $49 to $68 a quarter, Meledandri said. The change represents a nearly 39% increase.

The millage rate will remain at 5.85 mills. A property owner with a median assessed value of $106,650 will continue to pay about $624 in borough property taxes annually.

Water rates will remain at $46 a quarter and $2.81 per 1,000 gallons, Meledandri said.

“The water budget is pretty tight. We think we can make it work without a water rate increase,” he said.

The borough also is planning some projects for 2025, with the majority of those costs being covered by various grants.

“We’ve been fortunate to get some grants,” Meledandri said.

Meledandri said the borough plans water line and paving projects on Highland Avenue, with the borough’s share of the project at $70,000. It also plans to pay $46,000 to pave four streets in the borough. Paving and water line replacement on part of Spruce Street is expected to cost $45,000, and the same work on Pine Street is expected to cost $120,000.

At Rachel Carson Park, the borough earned a grant to build a bathroom/concession area, and the borough’s share of that project would be about $36,000, Meledandri said.

Cheswick has undergone a new water meter installation project at every home in the community. The proposed budget allocates $320,000 for the next two phases of that project, Meledandri said.

“These are new water meters throughout the borough,” he said.

Final adoption of the budget is slated for a council meeting at 7 p.m. Dec. 10.

“The borough is in pretty good shape financially,” Meledandri said.