Despite a vote against closing schools, Pittsburgh Public Schools leaders said they won’t propose raising taxes beyond the 4% increase proposed in the weeks leading up to the vote.
“The impact was obviously felt where we went from a balanced budget in a very long time to one that now continues a deficit,” PPS Superintendent Wayne Walters said after Monday’s public hearing.
The preliminary budget, which factored in the school closing, would have seen a budget surplus in next year’s budget. The deficit now stands at $6.5 million, which is still down from past years, district leaders said…