The North Penn School District (NPSD) Board of School Directors approved the bids to begin work this summer on the renovations to Inglewood Elementary School.

The project includes renovations to the current building including accessibility upgrades, roof and window replacements, kitchen alterations, classroom renovations, HVAC and plumbing renovations, electrical upgrades and security upgrades. The project also includes the construction of additional areas related to the main office and health suite, a receiving area and gymnasium storage.

Work will begin at Inglewood this summer and will last through the summer of 2013. As has occurred in other schools in the district, as work is done in a particular area of the building, students will be relocated to modular classrooms on site.

Although the NPSD and school districts across the nation are facing financial challenges in the current recession, it is important that facilities are maintained and improved as scheduled. The NPSD Board of School Directors thanks the NPSD community for its support as we modernize our buildings for 21st century learners.

Beginning July 1, 2012, an installment option will be provided to all taxpayers in the North Penn School District. Previously, this option was only available to Homestead Act eligible properties.

A taxpayer selecting the installment payment option may pay the real estate tax in three equal installment payments of one-third of the full tax amount. The installments will be due on or before August 1, September 15 and October 31 in the year in which the tax is levied. Any installment not paid in full by these dates is delinquent.

It is important to note that opting for the installment plans makes taxpayers ineligible for the discounted rate. For further information regarding the payment installment option, penalty on delinquent installments and more, click here.

Please call your tax collector with any questions you may have regarding the real estate tax installment payment plan.