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Northern Lehigh board reviews 2026–27 preliminary budget and proposes 4.8% preliminary tax index
Summary
Administrators presented a first look at the 2026–27 preliminary budget showing a projected recurring shortfall of about $2.01 million, proposed using fund balance for one‑time costs and recommended a 4.8% preliminary tax index (effective blended increase ~4.37%) to generate roughly $885,000 in additional revenue.
Northern Lehigh School District administrators presented the board with a preliminary budget framework for the 2026–27 school year and recommended adopting a 4.8% preliminary tax index to preserve flexibility while officials continue to refine revenues and expenditures.
The finance presenter said expenses in the proposed budget total about $44,000,002 and projected revenues without fund‑balance use are about $40,000,008, leaving a recurring shortfall in the neighborhood of $2,009,891. "That is correct," the presenter said when a board member noted the shortfall. Administrators recommended using part of the district's fund balance for one‑time purchases, debt service…
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