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Twin Valley presents balanced 2026–27 budget with proposed local tax increase
Summary
District financial staff presented a proposed balanced 2026–27 budget that relies on a proposed local tax increase (average 3.32% used in planning) and set a schedule for two formal board votes, beginning May 18 and concluding with a final vote June 15.
At its May 11 meeting in Flint Valley, Twin Valley School District officials presented a proposed 2026–27 budget the district described as balanced but contingent on increased local tax revenue. District business staff said the presentation reflects updated assessments and includes a proposed revenue increase of roughly $1.8 million compared with the April draft.
The district's business director said salaries and benefits remain the largest share of spending — “we're still about 63% salaries and benefits” — and that state and federal revenue estimates are effectively unchanged. He told the board the presentation incorporates recently received assessment data from Chester and Berks counties and that the working plan assumes the district will seek a tax increase to balance revenues and expenditures.
The presentation showed county‑level tax impacts used in the plan: the district reported a 4.4% example increase in Berks County and 2.24% in Chester County, and staff said a pure average increase of 3.32% was being used for planning. The business director gave an example of taxpayer effect: “On a $100,000 of assessed value, that's $1.32 or about $11 a month, increase.” He also described a multi‑year outlook in which the district would be in a favorable debt position for the next decade if assumptions hold, but cautioned that pressures grow three to five years out.
Board members and the chair praised staff work while acknowledging that few on the board want higher taxes. District staff emphasized the district's reliance on local revenue and said state support remains limited: “we're not expecting much from the state,” the business director said.
District staff asked the board to place the budget on the May 18 agenda for the first of two votes; the presentation said staff will post the full presentation on the district website and return with any updates on June 8, with a second and final board vote expected June 15 to permit timely tax billing and summer revenue collection.
What happens next: the board will consider the budget on May 18 (first of two votes), receive any updates June 8, and is scheduled to take a final vote on June 15.
