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Residents press North Penn SD on legal settlements, healthcare center costs and transparency

North Penn SD Board of Directors work session · January 6, 2026
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Two residents urged the North Penn SD board to explain large legal-settlement spending, questioned why the district accepted a second-highest offer for a property sale, and pressed for evidence that the district health care center is lowering taxpayer costs.

Two residents used the public-comment period at the North Penn SD work session to press the board for more transparency about large settlement payouts, a recent property sale and the district-run health care center.

Mister Patchell, speaking first, criticized meeting timing and urged the board to limit public-comment time and be more mindful of spending. "Stop spending money. Why don't you cut cost before you raise taxes?" he said, calling for "oversight on the spending" and urging the board to find ways to reduce expenditures rather…

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