The school board approves a resolution indicating taxes will remain within the set 1.7 percent index for the 2013-14 school year.
The Quaker Valley School Board has made a commitment to district property owners for the 2013-14 school year. "We're committing not to increase property taxes this year," Superintendent Joseph Clapper said Tuesday night during a budget presentation at the school board meeting. "We're going to work really hard at that." The board approved a resolution indicating it will remain within the set 1.7 percent index for the 2013-14 school year. Under Pennsylvania's Act 1, that means the district's property tax rate could not be increased by more than the index, or 0.36125 mills, without seeking voter approval in a referendum. Property owners now pay 21.25 mills or $3,153 for a property assessed at $157,200, the median value in the district. …
Public safety and road-improvement costs make up the largest portion of the 2012 budget.
Sewickley Council unanimously adopted a $4.8 million budget without a tax increase for 2012. The formal approval Monday night keeps the borough’s total property tax rate at 7.3 mills. This means the owner of a property assessed at $100,000 next year will pay $730 in real estate taxes—the same amount paid in 2011. Council tentatively approved the budget proposal on Oct. 22. Public safety makes up the largest portion of the budget, with police department expenses set at $1.466 million. That amount includes the cost of an additional full-time police officer the borough plans to hire in time to begin working in January. Sewickley has received 25 applications for the position. “Funding the police department…it’s the largest commitment that …
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