In re the City of Altoona

Opinion by

Judge Doyle,

The Central Pennsylvania Retirees Association (Appellant) appeals from the order of the Court of Common *639Pleas of Blair County which granted the request of the City of Altoona (City) to levy an additional 1.8 mills of real estate tax pursuant to Section 2531(5) of The Third Class City Code (Code),1 253 P.S. §37531(5).

On January 8, 1985, the City of Altoona adopted a budget for fiscal year 1985 which, in the determination of the City Council, required an increase in the real estate tax rate above the twenty-five mill limit applicable to such tax under Section 2531(4) of…