🌱 How Allegheny tax appeals are squeezing Gateway’s budget and Monroeville taxpayers
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In today's newsletter:
- How Allegheny tax appeals are squeezing Gateway’s budget and Monroeville taxpayers
Also on today's calendar: Family Glow BINGO Night and 5 more events.
Today's riddle: What do you call a cow with no legs? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Sunday: Some sun, then clouds, with a high of 78 and low of 60 degrees.
- Monday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, temps: high: 71, low: 56.
- Tuesday: Some sun; warmer, less humid, with a high of 78 and low of 54 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• ‘Killer to school districts and their revenues': Property tax challenges straining Allegheny County school budgets (triblive.com) — Gateway School District, which serves Monroeville students, has paid over $7 million in property tax refunds in five years, straining its budget even as it holds the line on taxes next year. The article explains how Allegheny County’s falling “common level ratio” and lack of reassessment are slashing taxable values, forcing many nearby districts into tax hikes, staff cuts, and delayed projects. 
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Monroeville Summer Concert Series 2026 →
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June Regular Meeting
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Joint Tax Committee →
Wilkinsburg Borough PA
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June Regular Meeting
Gateway SD Monroeville, PA 15146
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1080 Hearing
Woodland Hills SD Turtle Creek, PA 15145
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Kennywood Picnic
Woodland Hills SD Turtle Creek, PA 15145
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Ground Beef (Thank you Deb S. for sending it in!)
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