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Lower Moreland board approves 2025-26 expenditure budget; long-term tax gap remains
Summary
The Lower Moreland Board of School Directors voted April 22 to place the 2025-26 expenditure budget on display under PennsylvaniaAct 1. Board discussion focused on a roughly $3 million shortfall, an applied special-education exception and use of fund balance; the vote did not approve any tax increase.
The Lower Moreland Board of School Directors on April 22 approved the 2025-26 expenditure budget for public display under PennsylvaniaAct 1, a step the district must take before finalizing tax actions.
Board President Dr. James Lee opened the discussion and noted the vote would only put the proposed expenditure budget on public display, not set any tax rate. "We are only approving the expenditure budget as we sit today. This is not approving a tax increase," district staff told the board during the presentation.
The vote followed an extended review by district finance staff of a budget gap the presentation identified as "a little over $3,000,000." District staff told the board they had applied for a special-education exception valued at about $930,000. With that exception applied, staff said the effective tax rate needed to fully balance the budget would be…
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