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Saucon Valley board adopts preliminary $57.4M budget with 1% tax increase after tense debate
Summary
After hours of discussion about prioritizing technology, buses and stadium work, the Saucon Valley School District board approved a preliminary 2026–27 budget that uses roughly $2.02 million from the fund balance and includes a 1% tax increase (0.55206 mills).
The Saucon Valley School District Board of Education approved a preliminary 2026–27 budget on a recorded roll-call vote after contentious debate over which capital projects to defer and how much to tap the district’s fund balance.
The approved proposal sets a total budget near $57.37 million, will draw about $2.02 million from the district’s fund balance and raises the millage by 0.55206 (a roughly 1% tax increase), according to the business manager’s presentation to the board.
Board members spent the bulk of the meeting weighing options to close a multi-million-dollar shortfall. Some trustees urged delaying high-cost…
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