Local Tax Plan Cites Ten Dollar Fee Proposal
A brief item notes an in planning stage law proposing a ten dollar charge. Officials from the city consider revenue earmark use and public comment is expected at the next meeting.
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1976
Page
1
A brief item notes an in planning stage law proposing a ten dollar charge. Officials from the city consider revenue earmark use and public comment is expected at the next meeting.
The Corry Area School District Board of Education moves to streamline tax collection by delegating delinquent per capita taxes to a qualified collection agent and routing delinquent real estate taxes to the county Tax Claim Office. Superintendent Krepps notes partial implementation and outlines steps to finalize forms, timing, and balances with county and city offices.
A late winter storm delivers heavy wet snow to Avania and eastern Pennsylvania through Wednesday. The National Weather Service issues winter storm warnings with travel advisories as heaviest snowfall hits Pocono Mountains and western suburbs see up to four inches. Meteorologists expect 3-6 inches in mountain east of Johnstown and Altoona, with two inches in Pittsburgh area. Temperatures hover around freezing, warming by weekend, while several mph of accidents slow rush hour in Philadelphia corridor.
At last night’s meeting the Corry Area School Board discussed the exoneration list for property taxes. Director William Helmintoller flagged several names he believes should not be listed as able to pay, noting two previously denied individuals. The exoneration list will be scrutinized further and some names may be struck before approval.
The Dow Jones industrial average rose past 1,000 for the first time since January 1973 as 20 blue chips advanced, reaching 1,052 roughly, with gains led by NYSE issues. Analysts cited declines in key short term rates boosting sentiment.
Welfare Secretary Beal warned that the Senate budget, aiming to fund next year's spending without raising cigarette taxes, would halt two months of medical and public assistance payments for welfare recipients needing hospital or nursing care. The plan also cuts education, shifts hospital costs to communities, and relies on a cigarette tax to balance the budget amid political resistance.
A Treasury official says electronic deposits of Social Security checks will be extended nationwide by year end after a Georgia start last month. The system, optional for recipients, deposits funds directly to checking or savings accounts from a Treasury tape, eliminating paper checks. Georgia's initial 52,000 participants represent about 7.5 percent of eligible recipients. Florida will begin in April with about 460,000 participants or 25 percent of eligible. The Treasury aims for about 18 million payments, roughly 40 percent of total, to be electronic by decade end. About 45 million recipients signed up for the direct mailing program last year and will switch automatically to electronic deposits when available.
Florida voters head to the polls for the Ford Reagan contest as three Democrats vie for momentum. Rain and a tornado watch threaten turnout while officials expect under half of the 3.4 million registered voters to vote. The Republican contest is seen as a key test for Reagan, with Ford predicted to win narrowly.
State auditors met with Corry Area School District officials to discuss auditing practices. The session, led by Charles Keye and Mary Shanalen, found no major discrepancies though concerns were noted about the bus route data potentially affecting state reimbursements.
The Senate’s summer employment program paid $3.88 rising to $4.07 per hour last year and several youths with Senate connections, including relatives of lawmakers, were hired for menial tasks. Examples include Philip Huddleston, son of Sen. Walter Huddleston, and Gisele Gravel, niece of Sen. Mike Gravel. Critics note potential nepotism while staff defend the positions as needed, with reform talk and a 1967 law cited against officials firing or lobbying for relatives.
The county council on prevention of alcoholism and drug abuse presents a six week family communications course titled Since You Care at Care and Share Center on North Center Street starting Monday April 19 from 7 30 to 9 30 PM. Open to all Corry parents and run in cooperation with Corry Memorial Hospital and the Corry Area School District guidance department. Limited to 15 couples via Corry YMCA contact. registration by April 5.
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