LIGONIER VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT LOSES $1.2 MILLION IN PROPERTY TAX REVENUE

Ligonier Valley School District has lost out on nearly $1.2 million in property tax revenue after the free and clear tax sale of its former Middle and High School on September 21st.  The Trib reports that the board voted in 2012 to close Laurel ValleyMiddle-High School and the property was sold in 2016 to New York-based Western PA Coal Resorts for $1.7 million, but placed in the tax claim bureau after property taxes were not paid.   It sold on Sept. 21 to Nolo Properties LLC and Champion Homes and Rentals LLC for $1,698.Ligonier Valley Business Manager Eric Kocsis said the district has not been significantly impacted by the missing tax revenue.