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West York board reviews 2026–27 budget; $1.09M deficit remains, 4.6% tax hike proposed
Summary
District finance staff presented a final 2026–27 draft that administrators say reduced an initial $4.0M deficit to $1.09M, with a 4.6% tax increase proposed under the Act 1 index; the budget will be posted for public notice and scheduled for final approval on June 9.
Sherry presented the board with a final draft of the 2026–27 budget, saying the administration reduced an initial roughly $4,000,000 shortfall to a remaining $1,090,000 deficit the district would have to cover from fund balance if the plan is unchanged. "When we originally started, the budget that was presented was in the $4,000,000 deficit range," she said, and later noted, "it is also remaining with a $1,090,000 deficit that will have to be taken from fund balance, should that be the final result."
The budget as built assumes a 4.6% tax increase — the maximum allowable under the…
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