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Board and public raise concerns about state budget impasse, construction costs and enrollment pressures
Summary
Public comment and Superintendent Doctor Schaffer focused on the ongoing Pennsylvania state budget impasse and its potential effects on district finances, while Schaffer described construction challenges on a large high-school project and operational pressures including buses and student returns.
A public commenter urged the Abington Heights School Board on Oct. 8 to consider the financial risks posed by Pennsylvania’s state budget impasse, saying some nearby districts were freezing spending, using savings and borrowing to cope.
“In some of those districts, they are freezing spending,” said the commenter, who asked the board to comment on the local district’s position. Superintendent Doctor Schaffer replied that the board and district leadership have…
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