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Susquehanna Township board advances proposed 2025‑26 budget with 3.5% real‑estate tax recommendation; $6.7M spending increase and facility debt noted
Summary
Finance staff presented a proposed 2025‑26 general fund budget with a roughly $6.7 million spending increase and recommended a 3.5% real‑estate tax increase; the board approved a resolution to advertise the proposed final budget for public inspection.
Susquehanna Township School District finance staff presented the proposed final general fund budget for fiscal year 2025‑26 and the board voted to advertise the proposed budget for public inspection and a future vote.
Finance staff described a proposed 2025‑26 spending plan of about $73.32 million and said the plan represents an increase of roughly $6.73 million (about 10.1%) over the current year. The presentation identified major expenditure drivers — wages, benefits, debt service, student transportation, cyber‑charter tuition and out‑of‑district special‑education tuition — and noted that 60% of district expenditures are labor (salaries plus benefits).
To reduce the budget gap the administration recommended a 3.5%…
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