The New Kensington-Arnold School Board’s latest tax increase proposal is totally unreasonable (“New Kensington-Arnold considers property tax increase to address ‘bleak’ financial picture,” Jan. 21, TribLIVE). You should do your own due diligence on the budget before scaring the public with a 7% increase.
A real self-examination of all programs and staffing resources required must be done. Layoffs are not an easy thing to do, but may be necessary. School board members, do the right thing. Remember who is paying for all this.
Lastly, you should not be spending money on a superintendent search when you have a school board full of people who can evaluate applicants from what you’ve advertised for.
Tom Wiles
New Kensington