Unionville-Chadds Ford School Board members Monday night
finalized the preliminary budget for school year 2010-2011. The board will vote
on adoption during the June 21 meeting.
The final preliminary budget calls for the same tax increase
discussed during the May 4 hearing on the budget. The proposed millage rate in
Chester County would be 24.26 mills, up from 23.58, and 20.83 mills in Chadds
Ford, in Delaware County, up from 20.68.
A mill is a tax of $1 for every $1,000 of assessed
property value.
The percent of increase is 2.88 percent in Chester County
and 0.73 percent in Delaware County. Both increases are within the state’s Act
1 index, meaning there’s no need for a referendum.
One difference in the finalized budget from the one
discussed during last week’s hearing is that expenses are calculated to be
$70,184,171, up slightly more than $20,000 to help fund a boy's volleyball team. The difference will be made up in
student activity fees, board members said.
According to figures presented during the May 4 hearing, the
tax increase will amount to Chester County residents paying an extra $184.62
per year and Delaware County residents paying an extra $38.71. Both figures are
based on a property assessed at $250,000.
The board finalized the preliminary budget during a work
session at the Unionville High School library.
About Rich Schwartzman
Rich Schwartzman has been reporting on events in the greater Chadds Ford area since September 2001 when he became the founding editor of The Chadds Ford Post. In April 2009 he became managing editor of ChaddsFordLive. He is also an award-winning photographer.
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It’s time for the seniors to have their school taxes frozen after they reach age 65.