Crestwood School Board passes final budget with 3.7% tax increase

Mark Guydish, The Times Leader, Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
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Jun. 18—WRIGHT TWP. — The Crestwood School Board approved a final budget for 2021-22 at Thursday's monthly meeting with a 3.7% property tax that sets spending at $44.07 million and income of $44.32 million. The tax rate will be 11.7494 mills. A mill is a $1 tax for every $1,000 of assessed property value.

With all nine members present the motion to approve the budget passed 6-3. Maureen McGovern, Randy Swank and James Costello voted against the final budget.

In other business, the board:

—Renewed insurance policies with Joyce Insurance Group at a total premium $242,466, an increase of $920.

—Hired Jonathan Stucker as computer technician at $20.32 per hour, Elizabeth Walk as secondary campus secretary at a $21.80 per hour, and Sarah Smigelski as PIMS coordinator at $19.71 per hour.

—Set the 2021-22 base salary for business administrator Peter Bard at $79,567 plus a one-time stipend of $2,500.

—Appointed Megan Johansseeen as long-term substitute at Rice Elementary and Carolyn Moore as long-term substitute at the Secondary campus.

—Approved the purchase of 600 Chromebooks from CDW-G at a cost of $181,272.