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TribLIVE s Daily and Weekly email newsletters deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox. The Allegheny Valley School Board has approved a $22.9 million proposed budget for next school year that does not include a property tax increase. The board voted 6-3 in favor of the preliminary spending plan. It will vote next month on adoption of a final budget. “With this budget, there was a lot of discussion about having a tax increase,” school board President Larry Pollick said. “But the majority of this board and administration didn’t feel this was an appropriate time to put a tax increase on our residents. ....