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Avon Grove adopts $120.7 million 2025–26 budget, approves 36‑mill tax rate after 6‑3 vote
Summary
The Avon Grove School District board approved a $120,710,249 general fund budget for 2025–26 and set the school real‑estate tax at 36 mills after rejecting an amendment to lower a proposed 3% tax increase to 2.5%. Board members debated whether one‑time capital savings and reserve strength justified reducing the millage amid uncertainty about healthcare and state funding.
The Avon Grove School District Board of School Directors voted 6–3 on May 22 to adopt a $120,710,249 general fund budget for the 2025–26 fiscal year and to levy a 36‑mill real‑estate tax, equivalent to $36 per $1,000 of assessed value, effective July 1, 2025.
The meeting’s most contentious item was an unsuccessful motion to amend the advertised budget and reduce the proposed 3% tax increase to 2.5%. A board member moved the amendment, citing the district’s stronger‑than‑expected reserves and a recent capital‑project bid that came in roughly $900,000 under estimate on an HVAC job. The amendment failed in a roll call vote, 3–6, and the board then proceeded to a roll call on the main budget motion, which…
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