This article written by local journalist Debbie Wygent was published Tuesday in Lancaster Online:
Octorara Area School District ended 10 months of fiscal debate June 20 by approving a $45,757,576 spending plan for 2011-12 that will raise taxes by 0.24 mills in Lancaster County and 0.85 mills in Chester County.
The new budget is $269,000 lower than the current budget. The board made $1.6 million in cuts that included 12 professional positions and the evening custodial staff.
However, increasing costs and sinking state and federal revenues still meant using $1.2 million from the district's fund balance.
"There are no winners in this budget, and this is a taste of what's to come," board president Lisa Bowman said.
Lancaster County taxpayers will pay 28.37 mills (an increase of 0.85 percent) and Chester County taxpayers will pay 35.28 percent, up 0.46 percent. Board member Bob Hume cast the lone vote against the budget, which passed 8-1.
2 comments:
There's something wrong with the math in this article. If the Chester Co taxes are going up by
.85 mils, to 35.28, then that is more than a .46 percent increase in the Chester Co taxes. It's more like a 2.5 percent increase!! Is there a misprint in the article or is there a greater increase than .46 percent to the Chesco property owners in Octorara?
correct numbers are:
Chester County increase- .16 mills or .46%
Lancaster County- .24 mills or .85%
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