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Marple Newtown presents proposed final 2025-26 budget; trustees to vote on schedule
Summary
District staff presented a proposed final budget that projects a $4 million increase in recurring expenses and outlines timing to meet the 30-day state requirement for adopting a final budget, noting risks from commercial tax appeals and fluctuating investment income.
Dom Duvernois, district staff member, presented the Marple Newtown School District proposed final budget for 2025–26 and told the board the district faces about $4 million in increased recurring expenses that likely will require a tax-rate increase to balance the budget.
Duvernois said the increase is “primarily driven from salaries and benefits” — roughly $2.5 million — along with higher utility costs and increased bus-lease expenses. He told the board the district’s recurring expenditures under the proposed budget are about $115,200,000 compared with last year’s final budget of about $111,200,000, producing the $4 million increase. He said the district currently shows about $1,400,000 in…
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