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Residents press board on vendor transitions, construction traffic and possible EIT; district outlines state funding gains
Summary
Residents raised concerns about a nearby field installation, crane and truck traffic at district construction sites, and whether an earned-income tax (EIT) is being considered; the board said no EIT discussions are underway, staff described operational savings from switching tax-collection vendors and a member reported a $756,604 state funding increase for the district.
Several residents used the meeting’s public-comment periods to press the Tredyffrin-Easttown School District board on procurement practices, neighborhood impacts from construction and recent administrative changes.
Ken McNamee, a taxpayer, asked the board to obtain at least three competitive bids for the Conestoga turf fields and urged that Keystone Construction be disqualified from bidding because of problems at DelVal Friends Field nearby. Solicitor Ken Roos and staff responded that the turf procurement used the CoStars cooperative purchasing program and that the district later solicited bids and received three proposals; staff also summarized follow-up contact with the DelVal field owner and said site conditions and non-warranty damage contributed to that field’s issues.
Margaret Rushman asked whether the board or members had discussed an earned-income tax (EIT) in Easttown Township; the chair replied the board has had no such discussions as a board and there are no current plans to levy an EIT. “There is currently no consideration by this board about levying any EIT on district residents,” the presiding officer said in response to the question.
Cindy Vergaldi described recent large trucks and a crane parked in a fire lane and blocking neighborhood access during work at a district site, requesting advance written notice and traffic control on future large workdays. District staff apologized for the inconvenience and said the district could provide better advance notice for larger projects and asked to follow up offline to coordinate schedules and traffic control details.
A resident asked about the district’s switch to Keystone Collection Group for tax collections; district tax-collector/operations representative Mr. Livergood said the move was intended to improve operational efficiency, free staff for auditing and related work, and produce savings in the tens of thousands when labor value is included. Board member Miss Piccione reported a total state funding increase of $756,604 for the district with $91,020 identified as additional special education funding; staff said the district’s already-passed budget was not altered by the state action but pledged to report details to the finance committee.
The public comments and staff responses were recorded as part of the meeting’s continuing community engagement and will feed into future committee reporting on construction scheduling, procurement transparency and finance committee updates.
