ALLENTOWN, Pa. — Allentown School Board on Thursday approved its $483.4 million budget for the upcoming fiscal year while holding the line on taxes for the third consecutive budget cycle.
That keeps the district’s property tax rate at 22.6432 mills, meaning the owner of a home valued at $100,000 for tax purposes would pay an annual $2,264.32 in school property taxes.
Some eligible Allentown residents will get a $1,013.35 reduction to their property taxes thanks to a state program funded through gambling revenue…