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Kutztown Area board approves May ballot referendum asking voters to OK up-to-10.63% tax increase
Summary
The Kutztown Area School District board voted to place a question on the May ballot asking voters to approve a property-tax increase up to 34.2982 mills (a 10.63% increase) for 2025–26; board members debated trade-offs between cuts, contract negotiations and asking voters to decide. The item passed by roll call.
The Kutztown Area School District board approved a resolution to place a tax referendum on the May ballot that would allow the district to raise local property taxes up to 34.2982 mills — a 10.63% increase for the 2025–26 school year — if voters approve it.
The chair (Speaker 1) read a plain-English summary and the example used by the administration: the proposed increase would amount to roughly $397.74 more in annual tax for a property assessed at $120,700, described as the district’s average assessed value. The chair said the board is sending the question to voters rather than unilaterally raising taxes and outlined…
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