The Stone Harbor Borough Council has introduced a $23 million general fund budget for 2025 that includes a 7.2% increase in the local purpose tax rate.The tax rate would move up 2.2 cents, from $0.3120 to $0.3345. Included in the budget is a separate water and sewer utility budget for $5.8 million that has an almost $1 million shortfall and calls for a $125 per quarter payment for all properties for the remaining three quarters of 2025.