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The Altoona Area School District says taxes could increase nearly $19 in the next fiscal year for a property valued at $69,500, the median property value.
While not specifying a projected millage rate, the increase would be based on the increase allowed by the state’s Act 1 index.
Online state Department of Education figures show Act 1 allows the district to increase property taxes by up to 4.3%.
The suggested tax hike would be $18.80 more for a property valued at $69,500 or $40.57 for a $150,000 property.
Altoona Area School District Superintendent Charles Prijatelj said: “It isn’t until we get to the very high extreme (in property values) that we see taxes much larger, referring to the 11% of properties whose tax increase will be $81.14 or greater. ....

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