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Northern Lebanon board adopts 4.2% index tax increase for 2026–27 budget after split vote
Summary
The Northern Lebanon School District board voted 5–4 to adopt a budget built on a 4.2% index tax increase for 2026–27 after debate about charter-school costs, CTC renovation obligations and use of fund balance.
The Northern Lebanon School District Board of Directors voted 5–4 on Feb. 10 to approve a budget based on a 4.2% index tax increase for the 2026–27 fiscal year.
President Barry Nam, who moved the measure, said the district faces three forces that leave little room to avoid a tax increase: inflation, a required contribution to Lebanon County Career & Technology Center renovations and charter-school payments. "Until charter schools are reformed and until that funding is reformed, it's killing us," Nam said, adding that the district faces an estimated…
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