The numbers are in for the great slots payback. If you live in Chester Upland School District, you hit the jackpot. If you live in Marple Newtown, not so much.
The state Department of Education listed the expected tax savings for every district in the state yesterday as a result of the introduction of slot-machine gambling in the state. In Delaware County, they run from a high of $623 in Chester Upland to $132 in Marple Newtown.
Check out the story and all the numbers for the county by by clicking here.
The idea is that the needier the district, the more benefit residents get in terms of their tax cut.
So even if you’ve never stepped inside Harrah’s Chester Casino & Racetrack, or any of the other slots parlors in the state, you’re still a winner.
Gamblers have pumped $613 million into the state coffers, now $139.2 million will make its way back to residents in the Philly suburbs.
But this is not an economic stimulus rebate plan. Don’t look for a check in your mailbox. Instead the money will be deducted from your 2008-09 school tax bill.
Good idea. After all, with the average check in the suburbs coming to $254, we might do something outrageous with it, like buy a tank of gas.
The state Department of Education listed the expected tax savings for every district in the state yesterday as a result of the introduction of slot-machine gambling in the state. In Delaware County, they run from a high of $623 in Chester Upland to $132 in Marple Newtown.
Check out the story and all the numbers for the county by by clicking here.
The idea is that the needier the district, the more benefit residents get in terms of their tax cut.
So even if you’ve never stepped inside Harrah’s Chester Casino & Racetrack, or any of the other slots parlors in the state, you’re still a winner.
Gamblers have pumped $613 million into the state coffers, now $139.2 million will make its way back to residents in the Philly suburbs.
But this is not an economic stimulus rebate plan. Don’t look for a check in your mailbox. Instead the money will be deducted from your 2008-09 school tax bill.
Good idea. After all, with the average check in the suburbs coming to $254, we might do something outrageous with it, like buy a tank of gas.
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