Slow and steady.
So far, nine of the state's 501 school districts have gone on record opposing the Act 1 tax shuffle passed by the Legislature last year and signed into law by Gov. Ed Rendell.
The latest school board to take a stand on behalf of its taxpayers is the Boyertown Area School District, which straddles communities in Berks and Montgomery counties.
The board voted 6-2 calling for repeal of Act 1.
Board members John S. Matthews, Joseph M. Nichols, John R. Crossley, Ruth A. Dierolf, Barbara W. Hartford and Gwendolyn W. Semmens voted for the resolution.
School Board President Michael A. Kulp and board member John F. Dugan opposed the resolution. Taxpayers in the Boyertown School District should find out why Kulp and Dugan won't do the right thing. (Kulp is seeking re-election to the school board on May 15 so keep his vote against genuine tax relief in mind when you go to the polls.)
The anti-Act 1 movement is centered in Berks and Bucks counties. Four school districts in Berks (Antietam, Boyertown, Conrad Weiser and Governor Mifflin) and four districts in Bucks (Central Bucks, Pennsbury, Centennial and Bristol Township) have passed resolutions opposing Act 1. The Coatesville School District in Chester County also adopted the resolution.
Act 1 is a tax shift scheme that Rendell and the Legislature cooked up last year to destract voters until after the November 2006 elections. With Rendell and the majority of incumbent legislators re-elected, property tax relief is no longer a priority in Harrisburg.
You can learn more about the flaws in Act 1 and see a copy of the resolution by going to the Web site set up by the Pennsylvania Taxpayers Cyber Coalition. The group's Web site is http://www.ptcc.us/
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