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Residents of Wallenpaupack Area School District will not see a school property tax increase this year.
School directors decided to hold the line on taxes, citing the distressed U.S. economic climate, said district superintendent Michael Silsby in a phone interview with The Wayne Independent on Thursday.
“Especially in these times to be as cost effective for the taxpayers as possible,” said Silsby, “ ... it’s tougher and tougher to make ends meet.”
School directors approved the tentative 2009 - 2010 school year budget this month; a final vote will occur at the board’s June 15 meeting.
The district collects school property taxes from Wayne and Pike counties, as its area straddles the county line.
Residents on the Pike County side will actually see a slight property tax decrease, compared to last year.
In Wayne County, a resident with a property assessed at $100,000 will pay $1,210.
Also, residents who pay their property tax bill by Sept. 30 will receive a two percent discount.
Additionally, most homeowners will receive a line-item deduction of $186 on the property tax bill due to state casino revenues, offsetting the amount owed, according to the state Department of Education.
The 2009 - 2010 school year budget shows expenditures of $58,675,714, and income of $58,012,543, derived from local, state, and federal sources.
This leaves a $663,171 deficit.
Rather than raising property taxes, Silsby said the board directed the administration to use money from the district’s $4,207,734 savings account.
Contracted increases in employee salaries contributed to greater expenditures this year, among other items, said Silsby.
School directors at Western Wayne School District will also use money from a savings account to plug a projected $1.26 million budget deficit next school year, in addition to holding the line on property taxes.
Wayne Highlands School District will increase property taxes by 3.25 percent to cover its expenditures next school year.
The Wallenpaupack Area budget is available for public inspection at the district’s administration office, 2552 Route 6, Palmyra Township, Pike County, between the hours of 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Wallenpaupack Area School District enrolls 3,903 students, covering Wayne County’s southeastern tier communities.
Per year, school district property taxes:
*A Wayne County property assessed at $100,000
*Based on 2009 - 2010 school district tentative budgets passed in May
*Mills have been rounded to the nearest tenth.
-Wallenpaupack Area - $1,210 @ 12.1 mills
-Wayne Highlands - $1,312 @ 13.1 mills
-Western Wayne - $1,384 @ 13.8 mills
School Property Tax Equation:
Assessed Value: $100,000 / 1,000 = 100 ; then, 100 X 13.845 (millage rate) = $1,384
Residents of Wallenpaupack Area School District will not see a school property tax increase this year.
School directors decided to hold the line on taxes, citing the distressed U.S. economic climate, said district superintendent Michael Silsby in a phone interview with The Wayne Independent on Thursday.
“Especially in these times to be as cost effective for the taxpayers as possible,” said Silsby, “ ... it’s tougher and tougher to make ends meet.”
School directors approved the tentative 2009 - 2010 school year budget this month; a final vote will occur at the board’s June 15 meeting.
The district collects school property taxes from Wayne and Pike counties, as its area straddles the county line.
Residents on the Pike County side will actually see a slight property tax decrease, compared to last year.
In Wayne County, a resident with a property assessed at $100,000 will pay $1,210.
Also, residents who pay their property tax bill by Sept. 30 will receive a two percent discount.
Additionally, most homeowners will receive a line-item deduction of $186 on the property tax bill due to state casino revenues, offsetting the amount owed, according to the state Department of Education.
The 2009 - 2010 school year budget shows expenditures of $58,675,714, and income of $58,012,543, derived from local, state, and federal sources.
This leaves a $663,171 deficit.
Rather than raising property taxes, Silsby said the board directed the administration to use money from the district’s $4,207,734 savings account.
Contracted increases in employee salaries contributed to greater expenditures this year, among other items, said Silsby.
School directors at Western Wayne School District will also use money from a savings account to plug a projected $1.26 million budget deficit next school year, in addition to holding the line on property taxes.
Wayne Highlands School District will increase property taxes by 3.25 percent to cover its expenditures next school year.
The Wallenpaupack Area budget is available for public inspection at the district’s administration office, 2552 Route 6, Palmyra Township, Pike County, between the hours of 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Wallenpaupack Area School District enrolls 3,903 students, covering Wayne County’s southeastern tier communities.
Per year, school district property taxes:
*A Wayne County property assessed at $100,000
*Based on 2009 - 2010 school district tentative budgets passed in May
*Mills have been rounded to the nearest tenth.
-Wallenpaupack Area - $1,210 @ 12.1 mills
-Wayne Highlands - $1,312 @ 13.1 mills
-Western Wayne - $1,384 @ 13.8 mills
School Property Tax Equation:
Assessed Value: $100,000 / 1,000 = 100 ; then, 100 X 13.845 (millage rate) = $1,384
