Proposal on tap to put lid on C.D. taxes

Taxpayers in the Central Dauphin School District have been hit with property tax hikes for seven years in a row, and eight out of the last 10.

Many people are fed up with the trend, says school board member Christian Malesic, who talked with hundreds of people while on the campaign trail during the last year. Based on his chats with residents, he adopted the campaign slogan "Better education without more taxation."

Malesic is attempting to be true to his campaign theme. He told Linglestown Gazette that he plans to offer a motion at the board meeting Monday night to keep the tax rate at the current level in next year's school district budget.

He explained that the school district would receive increased revenue even with no tax hike because new commercial and residential development has occurred over the last year.

For the no-tax-increase proposal to pass, five school board members need to vote for it. Malesic said he felt fairly confident his motion would get at least four yes votes, and a fifth member could be on the fence.