The Southern Lehigh School Board met Monday to adopt a district budget that includes a modest tax increase for the 2019-2020 school year. School officials also reflected on the high school's graduation ceremony, which was held Friday.
If you're a property owner in the Saucon Valley School District, you most likely won't have a higher tax bill when the district's 2019-2020 real estate tax bills go out this summer.
A vote on a $47,401,439 proposed Saucon Valley School District budget for 2019-2020 was tabled at the school board's meeting Tuesday, after board members said they wanted more information before voting on its adoption.
Amid resident concerns about public safety, Hellertown Borough Council Monday adopted a 2019 budget that includes a .75 mill tax increase for property owners, which left few happy faces in council chambers.
If you're a property owner in Lower Saucon Township, you can expect to pay more in fire tax next year if the 2019 preliminary budget approved by township council Wednesday is adopted next month.
Property owners in Hellertown will be paying more in real estate taxes in 2019 if a preliminary budget approved by a 5-1 borough council vote Monday night is adopted.
Mayor David Heintzelman said Monday that the borough did the right thing by applying for a grant for an electronic pedestrian information kiosk, because it would have been awarded to another municipality if Hellertown hadn't received it.
The Saucon Valley School Board Tuesday voted 6-3 to adopt a $46.2 million district budget for 2018-2019 that includes a .4 mill tax increase for property owners.
If you've tended to think of the per capita tax you must pay each year as a resident of the Saucon Valley School District as a nuisance, you're not alone. Members of the school board also decided it is unnecessary and voted unanimously to eliminate it at their meeting Tuesday.
The Saucon Valley School District has a reputation for having relatively high property taxes, but is it deserved? Analysis of the district's millage rate--both currently and what is proposed for 2018-2019--utilizing 2018 county statistics tells a more complex story.
