North Allegheny School Board Elections

Please vote for me on May 21, 2013 to help us control our School Taxes. This is the 4th year in a row that the School Board is raising our School Taxes.
On top of the tax money, the School Board keeps on borrowing more and more to spend on buildings, infrastructure and the like. The debt is currently at $125 Million at NA and it is going up.
School Board's solution to Budget problems is to close Peebles Elementary School, a permanent damage to NA Education for a temporary problem of balancing this year's budget. At this rate, what School Building will the Board close next year to balance next year's budget???
School spending has gone up by almost $50 Million in the last 12 years. So we are not skimping on the Education Expense but the current Board cannot balance the budget now or for years into the future. The per pupil expense exceeds $16,200 according to the Preliminary Budget passed unanimously by the School Board in Feb, 2013.
We need to change the School Board and bring people in who will control spending, improve budgeting and STOP INCREASING SCHOOL TAXES EVERY YEAR.

North Allegheny School Taxes in 2013

The Preliminary Budget approved unanimously by NA School Board in Feb, 2013 shows a millage rate of 18.038 . Here is what it means for your property taxes, based on Reassessed value of your house (County and Local Borough Taxes are in addition to the following School Taxes):

Value of House                   North Allegheny School Tax

$100,000                                      $1,803.80
$200,000                                      $3,607.60
$300,000                                      $5411.40
$400,000                                      $7,215.20

North Allegheny School District to Borrow $4 Million

North Allegheny School District is raising our School Taxes this year, 4th year in a row. Now they are planning to borrow $4 Million to add to the $125 Million Debt:

http://northallegheny.patch.com/articles/north-allegheny-to-borrow-4-million-to-upgrade-the-school-district-s-technology-infrastructure?ncid=newsltuspatc00000001

North Allegheny School Board-Primary Election on May 21, 2013

Ash Marwah for North Allegheny School Board

 

I am a candidate for North Allegheny School Board. The 4^th Annual Tax

Increase this year and the ballooning Debt of $125 Million in our district

are unacceptable. That is why I am running for NA School Board.

 

Cutting spending across the board is the answer, not closing Peebles.

After increasing School Taxes for 3 years in a row, the School Board is

now considering another hefty Tax Increase in this year’s Budget. The

Preliminary Budget was approved unanimously by the School Board in Feb. 2013 with

a Tax Increase of 7.42%. Even more concerning is that the School District  is

projecting increased Taxes every year for the foreseeable future. As a Taxpayer,

it is important to know that the Budget has gone up by $50 Million in the last 12 years.

 

Please vote for me for NA School Board. I would like to help other like-

minded School Board Members stop these ever-increasing NA School Taxes.

 

Email: MarwahAsh@gmail.com

North Allegheny School District and State Funding of Education

Daryl Metcalfe is right about State Funding for Education. The money drives up salaries and thereby Pension costs. We have a living example at North Allegheny School District where our taxes keep going up every year and the Budget remains out of balance for future years also:

"When you give the money to the education establishment like this, it's like throwing it into a black hole. All it will be used for is to drive those salaries up that are continuing to be one of the main drivers for our pension problem," said state Rep. Daryl Metcalfe, R-Cranberry, a co-sponsor of House Bill 220, which earmarks liquor proceeds for infrastructure improvements.

Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/news/transportation/pennsylvania-store-sales-should-fund-roads-gop-group-says-683623/#ixzz2QcwoA1k7