Maximum Tax Increase Now 4.24 Percent, UDSD Says
The Upper Dublin Board of School Directors says the maximum 2012-13 tax increase has been reduced to 4.24 percent, and also signed an agreement with EnerNOC to curb energy usage.
When the Upper Dublin School District first presented its preliminary 2012-13 budget in December, board members revealed that the highest possible tax increase to local residents would be 4.47 percent. In what is surely a development few will take issue with, the board announced that number will now be reduced to 4.24 percent at Monday's legislative meeting. "When we filed for exceptions, we found out that there was a slight change in the calculations, which resulted in a slightly lower potential maximum tax increase," said board member Art Levinowitz. Tax increases are not arbitrarily created by the school district. Since the inception of the Act 1 Index in 2006, the commonwealth dictates by how much each district across the state can …
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danny roturra
8:39 pm on Thursday, February 16, 2012
it's difficult to respond to the illogical construct presented in the retorts to my post. there is no wonder that the illustrious school board gets away with continuing increases or the commissioners act like demigods or the fact that the liberals/socialists have polluted montgomery county. incidentally, cut away and effect me and all of you and do not assume WE all value an omnipotent government… more ›