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Board approves 2026 general fund and tax measures; millage set at 10.457 after 6–3 vote
Summary
The Pittsburgh Board of Public Education approved its 2026 general fund and a package of tax measures on Dec. 17, including a 10.457 millage rate—adopted 6–3 after staff explained a roughly $3.4 million state allocation required lowering the initially proposed rate.
The Pittsburgh Board of Public Education voted on Dec. 17 to approve its 2026 general fund and several related tax measures, including a 10.457 millage rate adopted 6–3.
Director Walker opened the budget portion of the meeting and turned discussion of the real estate tax rate to financial presenter Ron Joseph Foer. Foer said the district proposed a 10.457 "military rate," a 2% increase from 10.25, reduced from an earlier 10.66 proposal (a 4% increase) because the district has about $3,400,000 in excess property-tax allocation that must be distributed. "Since we had…
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