WASB shares tentative budget with

1.5 mill tax hike

by James Hunter

The Weatherly Area School Board will have a little less than two months to pare 1.5 mills from its proposed 2023-24 budget.

At its May 10 meeting, the

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“The operative word is preliminary,” said board vice president William Knepper. The last time the board increased property taxes was in 2021, when the millage was raised by 1 mill.

A budget work session has been scheduled before the next caucus on June 7 at 6 p.m. The caucus will begin at 7 p.m. The public is invited.

The WASB has until June 30 to approve a final budget for the new fiscal year, which begins July 1.

In other business, cafeteria prices will be going up, while the district takes a loss in the cafeteria fund. The district reduced a $15,979 loss to $11,800 with a hike in 2023-24 cafeteria prices as follows: elementary and middle school lunches will go up 20¢ to $2,40; high school meals will go up 25¢ to $2.60, and adult meals will go up to $3.76, a 65-cent hike. Breakfasts will remain at $1.10

Board president April Walters noted that even with the increases, Weatherly Area’s prices are still lower than other surrounding school districts.

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