Pottsville Area school board approves budget, tax hike
The school board adopted a final budget Wednesday increasing taxes to 40.598 mills, from 38.574 mills.
The state
The state's Act 1 index for the district is 3.5 percent, which is 1.35 mills.
All board members who were present at the meeting voted in favor of the
The real estate tax is not the only tax on the rise. The Occupation Tax is increasing
The amount of expenses was reduced by
"No one is ever happy when we have to increase taxes," Superintendent
He said the board continues to do what it can to keep costs in check while providing a quality education.
"We still must provide the best education possible for the children of this school district," he said.
Board President
"I challenged the board and the district one year ago to reduce the deficit by
She said that "raising taxes is not easy. This district is moving forward. Our mission to our students must and will continue in the TIDE tradition."
Board member
"It continues to put our district forward," he said..
In other business, the district approved a modification for a line of credit for
The change in tradition of not having the benediction and invocation at the graduation ceremony was also briefly mentioned.
Board member
The invocation and benediction will no longer be part of the
"The district is extremely disappointed. We regret having to alter long-standing tradition," Zwiebel said previously.
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