The Ephrata Review will publish a special section dedicated to local veterans, past and present, in its May 24 issue.
Our news department collected submitted photos from the public through the May 15 deadline. Unfortunately, no additional photos can be taken at this time.
Look for your neighbors in next week’s issue, and remember that your community newspaper is "All About You."
Posted: May 16th, 2012 under News.
By: GARY P. KLINGER Review Correspondent, Staff Writer
It now appears likely that real estate taxes will rise for those living within the Ephrata Area School District.
But by how much? That remains a question not to be answered until the next regular school board meeting in June.
At Monday night’s meeting, board members unanimously approved a preliminary final budget which sets a maximum tax increase of 2.1 percent, raising the millage rate from the current 19.02 to 19.41. This would translate to an additional $39 per year for every $100,000 in assessed real estate value. According to district officials, the average value of residential real estate within the school district is $137,685.
Board President Timothy Stayer and district business manager Kristie Reichard, explained that with regard to the assessed value of local real estate, Ephrata is in the enviable position of seeing those values increase slightly over the past year, at a time when othe
Posted: May 16th, 2012 under News.
