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Bristol Twp. School Board Votes To Stay Under Act 1 Limit

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Tom Sofield
The Bristol Township School Board on Monday evening.
Credit: Tom Sofield/LevittownNow.com

Taxes in the Bristol Township School District might go up next year but they won’t be raised by more than 3.3 percent.

The school board voted 7-0 to not raise taxes for the 2017-2018 budget year past the state’s Act 1 limit of 3.3 percent.

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“Just because we approved this tonight doesn’t mean there will be an increase of as high as 3.3 percent,” School Board President Angela Nober stated. “We don’t want to go that high.”

Nober told the public that the district was working to be responsible with their money and not place a large tax increase on residents.

With their vote, the district will not be able to petition the state for exceptions to raise taxes above the Act 1 limit next year.

Tom Sofield

Tom Sofield

Tom Sofield has covered news in Bucks County for 16 years for both newspaper and online publications. Tom’s reporting has appeared locally, nationally, and internationally across several mediums. He is proud to report on news in the county where he lives and to have created a reliable publication that the community deserves.