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Colonial Intermediate Unit 20 proposes $4.7 million general operating budget, cites health‑benefit increases
Summary
Colonial Intermediate Unit 20 presented a proposed 2026–27 general operating budget of $4,697,319, a 5.99% increase driven largely by medical and benefit cost increases; the IU recommends a 3.5% district withholding increase and will present the budget for final approval at the March 23 board meeting.
Colonial Intermediate Unit 20 recommended a general operating budget of $4,697,319 for fiscal year 2026–27, a 5.99% increase over the prior year, presenters told the Bethlehem-area school district finance committee on March 16.
"We recommend a general operating budget of $4,697,319," John Wallage, assistant to the executive director for management services, said during the presentation. Wallage said the IU’s recommended district withholding increase is 3.5%, the mandated payment districts make to support the IU’s general operating costs.
Wallage and Dr. Jackie Bartekch, assistant to the executive director overseeing student services, told committee members…
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