| School Board Announces Citizen Tax Study Group Members In May 2011, the Tredyffrin/Easttown School Board sent a postcard to all property owners in the school district informing them of the Board's decision to form a Citizen Tax Study Group and inviting them to apply. The deadline to apply was June 15, 2011. The District received 186 applications from community members. The Tax Study Group members were selected randomly to represent different segments of the T/E community including property owners, renters, retirees, those who currently pay an earned income tax, those who do not currently pay an earned income tax, business owners and those with school age children. The Tax Study Group also includes a mix of gender and ages. The names of the Tax Study Group members were announced publicly at the June 20, 2011 Finance Committee meeting. The nine members include: Michael Abele, Michael Benning, Rita Borzillo, Marie Falcone, William Mullin, Terri Smith, Andrew Snyder, Edward Stevens and Lauren Walsh. The Tax Study Group will meet publicly up to eight times during the months of September and October. The meeting dates and times are as follows. Check the TESD web site at www.tesd.net for meeting times once they become available. Thursday, September 8, 2011 - 7:00 p.m. Thursday, September 29, 2011 - TBD Thursday, September 15, 2011 - TBD Thursday, October 6, 2011 - TBD Thursday, September 22, 2011 - TBD Thursday, October 13, 2011 - TBD The Tax Study Group is charged with the task of studying the possible effects that an Earned Income Tax (EIT) would have on the school district and its residents. Following its study, the Tax Study Group will present the pros and cons of an EIT to the School Board and community members. The School Board will then determine whether or not to pursue an EIT further. Pennsylvania school districts must obtain voter approval by means of a voter referendum on the primary election ballot. The maximum EIT that the T/E School District could levy, with voter approval, is 1%. | 
