On Feb. 1, Fegley and Longo sent a letter to Clint Matthews, Tower's president and chief executive, as well as to Brent J. Wagner, Tower's chairman, asking for a meeting by the middle of last month, explaining that they were under pressure to establish a budget for the coming school year. They would have to raise taxes by 1.72 percent just to make up for the loss of $950,000 in taxes from the hospital.