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Mount Lebanon board previews 3.5% tax increase as surplus grows to $1.04 million

Mount Lebanon School District Board · April 7, 2026
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Summary

The Mount Lebanon School District presented a preliminary 2026–27 budget that would raise property taxes 3.5% (about 1.083 mills), generating roughly $2.9 million while reporting an unexpected $1,043,751 projected surplus; the board will vote on the preliminary final budget April 13 and adopt the final budget May 18.

The Mount Lebanon School District on April 6 reviewed a proposed 2026–27 preliminary final budget that includes a 3.5% real-estate tax increase, district officials said.

"This budget includes a proposed tax increase of 3.5% ... At 3 and a half percent or 1.083 mills, the real estate tax revenue increase is 2,900,000.0, approximately," said Doctor Fries (board administrator), who presented the budget timeline. Doctor Fries said the change would raise the millage rate from 30.95 this year to about 32.033 next…

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