{"id":150987,"date":"2026-09-10T21:23:50","date_gmt":"2026-09-11T01:23:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/?p=150987"},"modified":"2026-09-10T21:23:50","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T01:23:50","slug":"three-longtime-school-property-tax-reform-advocates-coming-to-carbon-county-for-september-17-town-hall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/?p=150987","title":{"rendered":"Three Longtime School Property Tax Reform Advocates Coming to Carbon County for September 17 Town Hall"},"content":{"rendered":"

LEHIGHTON, PA, September 10, 2026 <\/strong>\u2014 Three long-time Pennsylvania school property tax reform advocates will come to Carbon County on September 17, 2026, for a public town hall examining whether Pennsylvania can \ufb01nally eliminate school property taxes.<\/p>\n

The free event will be held from 7:00 to 9:00 PM at the Lehighton Area Middle School auditorium and will feature Robert Kistler, Henry Rothrock and Ron Snell, all members of the School Property Tax Elimination Working Group. Residents will have an opportunity to ask how reform could afect homeowners, retirees, renters, businesses, school districts, and Carbon County as a whole.<\/p>\n

The town hall grew out of requests from Carbon County residents who wanted an opportunity to better understand school property tax reform and ask questions directly of people who have spent years working on the issue. State House candidate, Christian Bartulovich, responded by bringing that conversation to Carbon County. \u201cPeople asked for a real town hall on eliminating school property taxes, so we went to work putting one together. These are people who have been working on this issue for years. I\u2019m glad we can bring them to our county and give residents the opportunity to ask the questions they want answered,\u201d Bartulovich said.<\/p>\n

The discussion will examine what is wrong with Pennsylvania\u2019s current system, why previous reform eforts have fallen short, and how current proposals such as HB 1649 would work.<\/p>\n

Christian Bartulovich will moderate the public question-and-answer portion of the event. \u201cThis isn\u2019t my show,\u201d Bartulovich said. \u201cThe point is to put people in the same room with people who know this issue, let residents ask their questions, and give them enough information to decide what good school property-tax reform should look like.\u201d<\/p>\n

Each panelist will bring a distinct perspective.<\/p>\n