Rate increases for MVM approved in second reading

The borough assembly approved an ordinance in its second reading that would add a fourth level of care at Mountain View Manor and increase rental and service rates.

Mountain View Manor has already been offering that fourth level of care, the facility hasn’t been charging for it, said Shelyn Bell, department head of elderly housing and assisted living, at an assembly meeting last month. The facility could bring in an additional $55,000 per year should the ordinance pass, said Bell. Rates vary according to the number of occupants in the apartment and the form of payment, whether it's private pay...