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Boyertown Area School District approves 2025-26 proposed final budget with 3% tax increase after heated debate
Summary
The Boyertown Area School District Board approved a proposed final general fund budget for 2025-26 that includes a 3% tax increase after extended debate over capital reserves, full-day kindergarten planning and future projects including turf fields and elementary repairs.
The Boyertown Area School District Board of Directors on April 22 approved the district's proposed final general fund budget for the 2025-26 school year, including a 3% property tax increase, after more than an hour of discussion and repeated questions about capital reserves and future projects.
Board approval came after a roll-call vote in which the motion carried; several board members spoke at length in favor of and against the increase during public deliberations.
The budget discussion mattered because board members and members of the public pressed administrators about how the district will balance routine operations, planned capital projects and potential new programs. Board members cited the need to protect fund balances while still making investments for students; critics warned the district's unassigned fund balance would shrink and questioned commitments to projects such as turf fields and Boyertown Elementary renovations.
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