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Area School District Tax Proposals

The Upper St. Clair School Board is proposing to raise taxes by 1.375 mills. Here's a look at what other boards are doing nearby.

The Board adopted a raising taxes by 1.375 mills, with a total millage of 25.475 mills.

That is a 5.7 percent tax increase and equivalent to an extra $275 in taxes per $200,000 assessed home value.

The budget includes the through attrition.

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The final budget will not be voted on until June 20.

Here's a look at what other school boards are voting to do around the area:

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Baldwin-Whitehall
The Baldwin-Whitehall School Board with an increase of 1.08 mills, totaling 24.48 mills.

The board president said there would likely be changes to the budget before a final budget is adopted on June 30.

Canon-McMillan
School Board adopted its 2012-13 budget with a 1.59-mill increase by a 6-1 vote.

Chartiers Valley
passed its 2012-13 school year budget without raising taxes. , but keeps taxes the same because of increases to real estate revenue and streamlining of expenses.

Keystone Oaks
The board adopted a proposed 2012-13 preliminary budget with expenditures of $36,029,534 and revenues of $34,707,787. The budget will be available for review for 30 days with final approval scheduled for June 28.

Moon
The Moon Area School Board approved a proposed preliminary budget totaling $62,778,660, that includes . The district moved to use a $2.665 million court settlement to offset its rising pension costs and forgo planned cuts. The tax millage rate in the school district remains at 21.30.

North Hills
Residents in the  could see an increase in property taxes of 1.7 percent next year, if the proposed final budget for the 2012-13 school year is approved by the district's directors at their June 4 meeting. The 0.35 mill increase would raise the rate from its current 20.91 mills to 21.26 mills and generate an additional $735,000 for the district.

Peters
Peters Township School Board of approximately $50.9 million for the 2012-13 school year with a tax increase of 1.64 mills. That is equivalent to an extra $17 for every $1,000 of taxes homeowners currently pay. The board will finalize the budget at its June 25 meeting.

Pine-Richland
Applause filled the room when the to adopt a $66.8 million proposed final 2012-13 budget that preserves 9.5 teaching positions in music and other areas.

However, it will take a 4.308 percent tax increase and the elimination of 5.5 physical education teaching positions to make the budget balance.

The proposed budget will now be available for public review—the final vote for adoption of a budget and the setting of the millage rate is June 25.

About 200-plus people filled Pine-Richland High School's auditorium to urge the board not to cut programs in music, art, family consumer science, elementary/advanced language arts and physical education.

Speakers included 12-year-old singing star Jackie Evancho and her father, Mike Evancho, who stressed the importance of physical education, music and the arts.

The proposed 4.308 percent tax increase would bring the millage rate to 22.8522.

Plum
In a 5-4 vote, the Plum School Board on Tuesday approved a preliminary budget that would hold the line on taxes but eliminate some programs, including the district's Driver’s Education and Family and Consumer Sciences programs. Three positions are eliminated via those program cuts. The millage rate is currently 22.2 and hasn't changed since 2005.

Quaker Valley
The  approved a $41.398 million proposed final budget for the 2012-13 school year that would include a .55 mill tax increase if approved.

Superintendent Joseph Clapper cautioned the  and that additional cuts are expected between now and June 19, when the board plans to vote at 7 p.m. on a final spending plan.

At .55 mills, a property owner with a home assessed at $156,000—the median value of a district home—would pay $85.80 more in taxes each year, an increase of about $7.15 per month.

Seneca Valley
officials approved a proposed $97.2 million budget that closes a —and includes a 4.4 mill increase in real estate taxes.

Based on the proposed budget, business manager Lynn Burtner said taxpayers with homes that have a $100,000 market value could expect to pay an average of about $60 more in taxes per year. 

To balance the budget, the district eliminated a total of 15.5 positions. Officials also are exploring potential new revenue sources, reducing building costs, and increasing student activity and lunch/breakfast fees.

School board members are expected to vote on a finalized budget June 25.

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