LANCASTERONLINE
Columbia School District officials approved a preliminary budget Thursday that would raise property taxes by 5.7 percent.
The school board blamed underfunding of special education as a major cause for the tax hike and appealed to Columbia residents to write to Harrisburg to ask for fairer funding structures.
To fund the $22,375,000 budget, residents in Columbia will need to pay a millage rate of 27.37 mills, an increase of 1.37 mills or $137 for a home valued at $100,000.
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Columbia Spy 
ARE YOU SERIOUS? OF COURSE YOU WILL BLAME THE SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM FUNDING CUTS. LET ME SAY THIS – DO NOT REPLACE THE TOP 3 ADMINISTRATORS AND THERES NO NEED TO RAISE OUR TAXES. WHEN WILL THIS STOP? ITS WAY PAST TIME TO COMBINE WITH ANOTHER SCHOOL DISTRICT. BECAUSE NONE OF YOU GET IT – WE CAN NOT AFFORD IT.
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thats exactly right. i agree 1,000 %. no they do NOT get it. just like boro mgmt does NOT get it.
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I was going to say- why not combine SPED classes with another district!! Also, Columbia still has LLIU13 operating classes – why not send children or resource with another district!
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I understand the teachers are also getting raises.
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Its ok with a raise and more of other perks! We as a town are going broke!! Bankruptcy will come faster! The Revolution will come faster as well!!
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