UCF budget OK’d; new teacher deal likely to be ratified next week
Budget calls for 2.01% balanced tax hike; new teacher pact increases costs by 2.19% per year
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
EAST MARLBOROUGH — The final shape and form the Unionville-Chadds Ford School District 2013-14 budget took one step closer to becoming clear when the Board of Education voted 7-1 to give preliminary approval to a budget that would increase taxes by a 2.01% on average.
Meanwhile,...
Kudos for teacher pact, budget, but pension bill is a lemon
Common sense prevails in UCF budget, teacher pact, not so much with pension scheme
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
With so much going on in Unionville this week, one almost doesn’t know where to start.
Okay, almost.
The tentative deal announced Monday by the Unionville-Chadds Ford School District and the Unionville-Chadds Ford Education Association happened with very little fuss, very little noise...
UCF board likely to approve tax hike slightly above Act 1
Some question remains as to whether board will cut spending to save for future pension costs
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
EAST MARLBOROUGH — When the Unionville-Chadds Ford Board of Education considers adopting a preliminary final budget Monday night, it appears only two scenarios, or a variation, will be on the table.
During last Monday night’s budget hearing, the schools administration offered...
Initial UCF budget calls for 1.67% tax hike
Preliminary budget keeps hike under Act 1 limit, but Corbett budget could change final numbers
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
EAST MARLBOROUGH — A little bit like being forced to drive down a foggy mountain road at night without headlights, the Unionville-Chadds Ford Board of Education, gave preliminary approval to the school district’s proposed 2013-14 budget, Monday night.
While the Pennsylvania...
