As a part of REALTORS Reach Out Month, Suburban West has teamed up with the Boys & Girls Club of Philadelphia to hold a Coat Drive this Fall. If you would like to participate, the Association is kindly requesting the following new items for boys and girls ages 6-16:

Last year the Association collected over 55 coats and we are looking to surpass that amount this year! Items can be dropped off at the Association office, Monday-Friday 8:00am-5:00pm until November 9th or during the Annual Membership Meeting on October 23rd; 9:00am-12:00pm at the Springfield Country Club.

For questions, please contact Vinnie Pagnini or call 610-560-4800.

The Pennsylvania Department of Education has released Act 1 indices to the commonwealth’s approximately 500 districts, telling them how high they may raise real estate taxes in the 2019-2020 school year.

The Act 1 index is used to determine the maximum tax increase percentage a district can levy before going to a ballot referendum or filing a referendum exception with the state. The new Act 1 base index drops 0.1 percentage points from 2018-2019. Districts have free rein to raise taxes any amount up to their indices. If a school district wishes to raise taxes over its mandated index, it can put the proposal to a vote by district residents through referendum, or a referendum exception may be filed with the state if the need to raise taxes higher is due to certain causes, including retirement contributions, special education expenditures or school construction debt. Read more. 

Questions? Contact the Suburban REALTORS Alliance by calling 610-981-9000.