LEECHBURG SCHOOL DISTRICT LOOKS AT POSSIBLE LAWSUITS

Officials in the Leechburg School District are looking at possibly suing Westmoreland County and possibly the State Department of Education.  The Trib reports that the lawsuit would be aimed at bringing about a solution to demands from West Leechburg residents to fix what they say is an inequity in the district’s real estate taxes.  In the proposed lawsuit against Westmoreland County, the school board accuses the county of not conducting timely reassessments of properties. In the potential lawsuit against the PDE, board members claim the requirement of using an equalization formula causes unequal taxation within the district.