School Budget Input Wanted in Wayne

There will be a special public meeting on the school district’s budget for the 2014-15 school year.

The meeting is designed so officials can present information on the pending budget and solicit input from residents.

The meeting will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday in the Wayne Hills High School auditorium.

The average homeowners’ school taxes increased $164 last year. The tax levy, the portion of the budget raised by local taxes was $130.4 million. The total budget was $141 million.

The average homeowner paid $5,866 in school taxes last, a 2.5 percent increase from the previous year.