Taxpayers Association of Brandywine Heights Area School District Has
United With PTCC.
The PTCC is the Pennsylvania
Taxpayers Cyber Coalition, a free subscription-based nonpartisan E-mail
list that serves as a virtual taxpayers advocacy group for those who have
no local group available to them. This list represents hundreds of
taxpayers from throughout Pennsylvania who are concerned with school
property tax reform. Anyone can visit this website and see what it's
all about.
The “Taxpayers Association of Brandywine Heights School District” is a group of taxpaying citizens who have
joined together to bring awareness to the decisions regarding the
operation of our school and the spending of our tax dollars in the
Brandywine Heights Area School
District,
located in Topton, Berks County, PA. Brandywine currently has the
second highest school property tax in Berks County. From the onset of
our quest to find answers to our school tax situation, it became
apparent that many problems we face locally are because of change that
is needed on a state and federal level. The cost of public education
in PA has become an escalating burden that has caused many homeowners
to suffer financial hardship to the point of losing their homes. The
current school taxation system is failing and has been for years.
Hopefully, by taking a proactive approach to the situation at hand,
change can be made, one step at a time. It will take time, diligence,
and a workable approach. Our mission is to work on several fronts to
bring about change and fiscal responsibility with our tax dollars. We
currently have three volunteer committees:
The Proactive Committeeis to focus on
issues currently at hand at our schools. Individuals on this committee
are working in a “proactive” approach to bring to light the issues
that concern our taxpayers. Our hope is to assist our School board
with constructive input, voice our concerns, and support them in
making the best decisions they can, on our behalf.
The Media Committeeis set up to assist
the community by “getting the word out”, regarding issues that affect
our school and our tax dollars. This committee is responsible for
communications through local newspapers, radio, fliers and future
newsletters, to inform the public.
The Political Action Committeeis to act
on a higher level (State and Federal), to assist in correspondence
with legislators as it relates to the burden of school taxation, to
introduce the public to information currently out there on plans to
possibly change the taxation system, and also to work toward changes
needed with state/federal mandates that restrict our ability to
reasonably fund public education.
All citizens are welcome
to join in, interact, volunteer, or contribute
in a constructive way. This is a non-partisan group. All residents of
Brandywine, Berks County and beyond are welcome to attend meetings. We
want our meetings to be informative and to foster a constructive
exchange of thoughts and ideas. If you have any information that could
assist us in our goal or if you are interested in helping, please
email us at
dhm21@dejazzd.com
and let us know. This is
for the benefit of everyone. Thank you.
