Northampton school tax hike is hard on property owners

Here we go again. During the last quarter of 2018, my insurance agent and my bank went through a great effort to find a homeowners policy that provided better coverage at a lower premium. The goal was to reduce the escrow outlay, thus reducing my mortgage payment and my expenses. After finally realizing my goal, the Northampton school district has just wiped out what I saved and added more by passing a budget with a tax increase.

A number of property owners on fixed and limited incomes desperately need relief, compared to the amount of renters with children, who just got a large per-child tax deduction. Perhaps property owners should hire a good financial lawyer and pay taxes to be kept in escrow until this district reigns itself in.

Pam Cantabene

Northampton

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Pat Ritz

Lehigh Township