Property tax bills could increase by about $80 per year in Penn-Trafford School District following preliminary budget approval by a divided school board this week.
But the tax hike would still not be enough to cover the more than $400,000 deficit in the district’s 2025-26 budget, business manager Brett Lago said.
The board voted 5-4 to approve a 93.75 mill tax levy in Westmoreland County — a 3-mill increase over the current tax rate of 90.75 mills. This would support the district’s nearly $70 million spending plan for 2025-26…