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Berwick Area SD board approves tax-index resolution and cafeteria fund spend-down plan
Summary
The board voted to limit any tax increase to the Pennsylvania Department of Education index (4.8%) for fiscal year 2026–27 and reviewed a proposed cafeteria fund spend-down plan that administrators said could use roughly $450,000 now and potentially another $300,000 by year end.
The Berwick Area School District board voted Dec. 1 to limit any tax increase for fiscal year 2026–27 to the Pennsylvania Department of Education index of 4.8%, meaning the district may raise taxes up to that index but will not seek exceptions above it.
Administrators explained the motion is procedural and does not by itself set an exact levy; the board will still decide a final tax rate during budget season. During discussion,…
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