Greater Latrobe School Board this week unanimously approved a proposed $66.67 million budget for the 2024-2025 school year that calls for no increase in the district real estate tax. Business administrator Dan Watson presented revised figures that allow for a balanced budget, wiping out a potential revenue shortfall of about
Greater Latrobe School Board members who last month halted plans for at least $182 million in proposed construction and renovations are scheduled to tour the district’s five schools Saturday to look at building needs. “I feel some of the board members just need to have the opportunity to walk through
Greater Latrobe School Board did an about-face Tuesday and halted its multimillion-dollar revitalization plan that was set to raise taxes significantly through 2039 — thanks to a majority vote by directors who won successful write-in campaigns last month. The motion at Tuesday’s board meeting rescinded two resolutions passed during previous
Tom Gockel, a write-in candidate who emerged victorious in the four-year term Greater Latrobe School Board race, said he was “honored” by the unofficial election bureau results. “It shows that our messaging worked, and the voters were angry,” said Gockel, 50, of Latrobe. “They just wanted a change.” He cited
Two write-in candidates won seats on the Greater Latrobe school board, according to unofficial results released Thursday by the Westmoreland County Election Bureau. Write-in John Petrarca finished third in the race for five, four-year terms on the board, while write-in Tom Gockel finished fifth. Out of the five winners, only