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Resident criticizes district tax hike, calls for 10% budget cut and more transparency
Summary
During public participation at the June 23 meeting a resident, Bruce Charles, criticized recent tax increases, called district fiscal stewardship poor and urged a 10% budget reduction and better communication for parents.
WHITEHALL-COPLEY, Pa. — Bruce Charles, a resident who addressed the Whitehall-Copley Board of School Directors during public participation at the board’s June 23 meeting, criticized the district’s recent tax increase and urged deeper spending cuts and improved transparency.
"Residents are now facing another tax increase close to a mil," Bruce Charles said during his three-minute public comment. He said he previously suggested a 10% budget cut to the board and asked the district to provide clearer communication to taxpayers and parents.
Charles described his view of the district’s fiscal stewardship as poor and said the current 4%–4.6% tax increase “is a disgrace and outrageous.” He urged directors who voted for the increase…
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