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Oley Valley board flags state budget delay, prioritizes urgent school repairs
Summary
Board members warned that a roughly 34-day state budget delay — holding about $2 billion in district payments statewide — heightens the need to prioritize urgent repairs. The board agreed to press ahead with safety- and AC-related fixes while suggesting nonessential capital projects be deferred until funding is certain.
The Oley Valley School District committee meeting on Aug. 4 opened with a legislative update noting the Pennsylvania state budget was about 34 days overdue, delaying roughly $2,000,000,000 in payments to school districts, a board member said.
That fiscal uncertainty framed discussion of several capital projects. Property and transportation staff recommended contracting MTD Construction to replace windows in stairwells at the high school (a $41,200 project to be paid from 2023 bond capital-project funds) and ratifying…
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