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Public backs modest tax increase for Pittsburgh schools but presses for budget clarity and equitable grant disbursements
Summary
Speakers at the Dec. 15 hearing voiced conditional support for a proposed tax increase, questioned budgeting details (a $6 million savings claim and $4 million in staffing changes), and urged transparent, equity‑focused disbursement of athletic and other grants.
Several public commenters told the Pittsburgh Public Schools board they would support a modest property tax increase if the district provides clearer budgeting information and equitable distribution of grant funds.
Valerie Webb Allman, a virtual witness, said she supported the tax increase and framed the median Pittsburgh household income as $67,700; she said the median household impact would be about $28 per…
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