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Conewago Valley SD presents budget scenarios that would fund ACTI and renovations with modest millage increase
Summary
District finance staff outlined 2025–26 expense drivers, proposed spreading ACTI and renovation costs over additional years to reduce immediate tax impact, and recommended using a portion of reserves while planning public presentation and voting timeline in April–May.
Conewago Valley School District finance staff presented a detailed review of proposed 2025–26 expenses on Feb. 25 and recommended a limited tax increase focused on the planned ACTI (area career technical initiative) expansion and building renovations.
The presentation showed the district’s expense increases are driven mainly by wage and benefit inflation, bond debt service, new positions, cyber school costs, transportation contract changes and projected renovation and ACTI shares. Finance staff estimated ACTI’s total annual cost to the district at about $1.8 million, of which the district currently pays roughly $250,000 in tuition; the presentation listed a remaining annual ACTI-related cost of about $1.1–1.5 million depending on timing and assumptions. For construction and renovation debt service, staff reported a…
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