🌱 How Pequea Valley’s new budget and tax hike may affect you
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In today's newsletter:
- How Pequea Valley’s new budget and tax hike may affect you
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📰 News we're reading
• Pequea Valley school board approves $49M budget balanced with 2.84% tax hike (lancasteronline.com) — Pequea Valley School District has approved a $49 million 2026-27 budget with a 2.84% property tax increase and scheduled upcoming meetings at its office on South New Holland Road in Kinzers. The board also committed excess fund balances to capital projects, added nearly 200 new library books, and approved new software, construction work, and a shared transportation director agreement. 
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Municipal Enterprises Committee Meeting →
Ephrata Borough, PA Calendar, 124 S State Street, Ephrata
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Ephrata Borough, PA Calendar, 124 S State Street, Ephrata
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Board of School Directors Voting Meeting →
Governor Mifflin SD Governor Mifflin School District, 10 S Waverly St, Shillington, PA 19607, USA
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Board of Supervisors Meeting →
East Lampeter Twp Police Department East Lampeter Township Municipal Offices Public Meeting Room, 2250 Old Philadelphia Pike, Lancaster, PA, 17602, United States
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School Board Regular Meeting
Ephrata Area SD Ephrata HS cafeteria; 803 Oak Blvd, Ephrata, PA 17522, USA
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Personnel Committee Meeting →
Ephrata Borough, PA Calendar, 124 S State Street, Ephrata
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Shade Tree Commission Meeting →
Ephrata Borough, PA Calendar, 124 S State Street, Ephrata
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🗞 Nearby News
Ephrata
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Strasburg
- Lancaster city to split with suburban partners infrastructure loan for sewer upgrades (lancasteronline.com)
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Lancaster
- Community leaders to hold open discussion in Lancaster about redistricting (lancasteronline.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
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