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School district declines township fire tax; supervisors discuss legal options
Summary
The Northampton Area School District voted not to pay Lehigh Township's fire tax this year; the township says the tax ordinance includes tax-exempt properties and the solicitor advised the board to consider litigation, sending the matter to executive session.
Lehigh Township supervisors were told March 10 that the Northampton Area School District voted not to pay the township's fire tax this year, prompting the board to consider legal options.
"The District has decided to not pay the Fire Tax or provide the donation," Supervisor Jerry Pritchard told the board after attending the school board meeting. Pritchard said Lehigh Township included tax-exempt properties when it enacted the fire tax and reminded school officials the tax was intended…
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