HEMPFIELD SCHOOL BOARD APPROVES BUDGET

Members of the Hempfield School Board approved the 2024-25 budget last night that contains a tax increase of nearly 6%.  The Trib reports that property taxes will go up to 90.76 mills as part of the $109.6 million budget.  That means an average $9 a month extra in taxes.  The district’s revenues without the tax increase amounted to $106.6 million. The approved budget uses $810,000 of the district’s reserves, which total nearly $8.4 million.  Rising health insurance, salary, retirement, Social Security/Medicare, transportation, charter school, special education and CWCTC costs contributed to the 2.48% increase in expenses for this year’s budget.