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Resident presses Methacton board over $35 million borrowing tied to new high school plan
Summary
At the March 24 board meeting, resident Jim Malek challenged the district on a proposed $35 million borrowing tied to a high‑school master plan and asked why the plan appears in the budget before the board formally approved it; the board did not provide a substantive on‑the‑record answer in the transcript.
Jim Malek, a Methacton resident, used public comment at the March 24 board meeting to press the district for details about a proposed $35 million borrowing included in the draft budget and what he called a coincident rise in property tax rates.
In an extended statement, Malek said the district’s finance presentation shows borrowing for a high school/master plan of $35 million with about $12.6 million scheduled for 2026–27. He told the board he could not find where that plan was approved and said the timing coincided with property tax rates approaching the Act 1 index beginning in 2022.
“35,000,000. When did you…
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