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Gettysburg Area SD board hears budget update; staff will advertise 4.2% maximum while preferring 3.5% option
Summary
District staff presented an updated 2026–27 budget showing an $83 million expenditure plan and a revenue shortfall; staff will advertise a proposed final budget at a 4.2% tax index (the maximum) while recommending a 3.5% option to limit one-time use of assigned funds. The board scheduled public hearings and asked for more detailed tax-impact estimates.
Belinda, the district staff presenter, told the Gettysburg Area School District Board that administrators will advertise a proposed final budget using a 4.2 percent maximum index while planning to seek a lower final rate after public input and additional data. “We will prepare an action item for an increase of proposed final of 4.2%…and then we will have all the necessary documents on for display for 30 days,” Belinda said.
The presentation framed the budget shortfall: baseline revenues without fund-balance draws were presented at roughly $80.8 million, while expenditures are near $83 million. Belinda described three modeled tax-rate scenarios and the…
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