Franklin Regional approves 2019-20 budget, hikes taxes 2.2 mills
The Franklin Regional school board approved a 2019-20 budget Monday night that raises property taxes by 2.2 mills.
The proposed final budget of $59.7 million is about $1.45 million more than the 2018-19 budget.
Most of that increase is the district’s contribution to teacher pensions, or the PSERS system, which this year rises from 33.43 percent to 34.29 percent.
The 2.2-mill tax hike (98.06 mills total) will mean about $76 more in taxes for a homeowner with the median assessment of $34,400.
A mill is projected to raise $354,000 in revenue.
The board also voted Monday night to award $48.62 million in bids for the Sloan school project, which will renovate Sloan Elementary School to serve students in kindergarten through second grade, and construct a new elementary school for grades 3-5.
Patrick Varine is a TribLive reporter covering Delmont, Export and Murrysville. He is a Western Pennsylvania native and joined the Trib in 2010 after working as a reporter and editor with the former Dover Post Co. in Delaware. He can be reached at pvarine@triblive.com.
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