Thursday, July 2, 2015

Oops, there goes our PlanCon reimbursement UPDATED

Listening to our school board directors and commissioners, "Corbett sucks" or Wolf was the greatest thing since sliced bread. This week, Gov. Tom Wolf announced his veto of the House and Senate’s $30.18 billion budget package, which did not include any new or increased taxes. This budget included more than $400 million in increases for education. The governor’s veto also included the Public School Code approved by the House and Senate.

Contained in the school code were additional reforms to the PlanCon (Planning and Construction Workbook) process, ensuring that districts are fully reimbursed for construction projects. Billions of dollars in reimbursements would have been returned to districts across the Commonwealth, including Mt. Lebanon School District. This is a major blow to our school district. Is Mary going to blame Corbett for this too? I would say that we are up Saw Mill Run without a paddle.

Update: July 2, 2015 8:22 PM From State Rep. Dan Miller's newsletter:
Budget NoteI know this is a light-hearted email, but I did want to acknowledge that our state budget was recently vetoed by Governor Tom Wolf. Unfortunately this did not come as a surprise. You should know that the vast majority of state services will not be impacted for at least the near future. It is my sincerest hope the work of putting together a bipartisan budget agreement will soon begin in earnest. I will have more to say on this in coming emails.
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4 comments:

  1. AnonymousJuly 2, 2015 at 9:21 AM

    Wolf is an absolute fraud !

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  2. AnonymousJuly 2, 2015 at 9:29 PM

    Here is a link to the Wall Street Journal article on Gov. Wolf:

    http://www.wsj.com/articles/at-last-scrutiny-for-public-union-deals-1432249699

    Enjoy the truth.

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  3. JakeJuly 3, 2015 at 1:30 AM

    You mean you don't believe Wolf when he says he'll cut Property Taxes in half? The fact that he'll increase ALL the other taxes is just a side note. But say that he somehow does get his way and Property Taxes are cut how long will it take our Union loving school board to increase it well past what it was? I've only been able to view 1 of the massive hacked documents because it concerned Mt Lebanon and seems that our commissioners along with the school board has been eyeing a way to increase our school age population. With no land left to build single family homes in the numbers needed they are looking at large apartment complexes. Watch for properties being rezoned for this. I'm not sure but this might be the same garbage others were talking about with HUD. According to this memo only one commissioner had a problem with changing the character of Mt Lebanon. Wonder which one this was?

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  4. AnonymousJuly 3, 2015 at 3:41 PM

    Let's see: we raise 45 other sales taxes to pay for a property tax cut to one-half the current level. Then we can raise the property tax level to feed the State budget wants. See what happens when you elect a candidates who were supported by big special interest groups.

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