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Board says soaring health‑benefit premiums are main factor in 2026–27 tax increase
Summary
Administrators told the Monroe Township board that rising employee health‑benefit premiums — presented as a roughly 60% increase since 2023–24 — are the single largest driver of the proposed 2026–27 budget and tax levy increase; the board discussed possible advocacy and local mitigation steps.
Administrators told the Monroe Township Board of Education on March 25 that rapidly rising employee health‑benefit premiums are the principal factor behind the district's proposed 2026–27 tax increase.
During the budget presentation Business Administrator Miss Allen and Superintendent Dr. Lehman walked the board through premium projections and plan examples. "This really demonstrates the crisis that we have," Dr. Lehman said when summarizing multi‑year premium…
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