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Residents warn of tight finances as board continues field‑house review; administration outlines PlanCon costs
Summary
At a Feb. 2 meeting residents urged the board to reconsider using $6 million in capital reserves for a Field House project, citing projected deficits and low fund balances; the superintendent supplied an itemized PlanCon breakout and said the district is developing a five‑year capital plan.
Public commenters told the Schuylkill Valley School Board on Feb. 2 that the district should not exhaust capital reserves for a field‑house project without clearer financial safeguards.
Roxanne McMurtry, a Center Township resident, warned that the district’s projected general‑fund deficit (the administration presented a $1.3 million projected deficit for fiscal 25‑26) plus a low unassigned fund balance (discussed in the public comment as about $1.2 million) made spending $6 million of capital reserves imprudent.…
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