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Leesburg resident urges Schuylkill Valley SD to pause field-house project; board says financing can avoid tax increases
Summary
A resident urged the Schuylkill Valley School District to reconsider a proposed field house, arguing district reserves and student participation priorities favor academic and support programs; board members replied that financing plans and current debt service make the project feasible without raising real estate taxes.
Bonnie Langan, a Leesburg Borough resident, told the Schuylkill Valley School District board at Monday’s committee meeting that the district should reconsider plans for a proposed field house and instead prioritize teacher pay, arts programs, counseling and literacy supports. “I would still humbly ask the board to reevaluate a decision to spend taxpayers’ money on the proposed building or buildings,” Langan said in public comment, noting the district’s reserves she had found “roughly has 5 and a half million dollars.”
The board and district staff responded by describing how capital financing and debt service are being managed to…
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