Bethlehem school taxes could rise 2% under latest budget proposal
Posted May 11, 2021
The Bethlehem Area School Board backed a $315.5 million proposed spending plan that hikes taxes by 2% and relies on $3.8 million in district savings to balance the budget.
The district is facing a $7.7 million funding gap in its 2021-22 budget. Superintendent Joseph Roy said the administration wants to close that hole by hiking taxes and dipping into the fund balance. The board unanimously approved the proposal at its Monday night school board meeting.
Roy emphasized that on Monday the board just needed to approve a proposed budget 30 days ahead of the final budget adoption scheduled for June 14.