Apr. 18—While Monongalia County Schools is engaged in the marketing of the Renaissance Academy, the proposed standalone school for science, technology, engineering and math that would be the first of its kind in West Virginia, the day-to-day business of the local district goes on. BOE members moved to adopt regular and excess levy rates for […]
Apr. 17—FAIRMONT — Travis Blosser, incoming Fairmont city manager, took a break from watching paint dry inside his new home in Fairmont to attend a special session of Fairmont City Council on Tuesday. “I haven’t attended any meetings since my contract was approved, this was the first one,” Blosser said. “I’ve watched the council meetings […]
Waukee has lowered its property tax levy in its new budget and included two new neighborhood parks in its capital improvement plan. The Waukee City Council on Monday unanimously approved he city’s $148.1 million budget for the 2025 fiscal year, which starts July 1. The council also approved the city’s five-year capital improvement plan. More: […]
OSHKOSH ― The city’s revenue growth is still not keeping pace with its expenditures. City Manager Mark Rohloff said Oshkosh had to raise its overall tax levy by 3.99% to close the revenue-expenditure gap and balance the budget. Rohloff gave the explanation during a recent presentation at the Oshkosh Chamber’s State of the Community Address, […]
Apr. 1—MOSES LAKE — Ballots will be mailed to Moses Lake School District voters later this week for a special election to decide the fate of a two-year educational programs and operations levy request. Ballots must be returned by or postmarked April 23. The levy proposal is identical to one rejected by voters in February. […]
Mar. 31—Ballots for a three-year capital levy for the Clarkston School District will be sent out Friday. The levy will collect funds for infrastructure, safety and health improvements for the district. The levy rate will be $1 per $1,000 of assessed value. The levy will run from 2025-27. The amount collected in 2025 will be […]
Mar. 30—By GREG JORDAN Bluefield Daily Telegraph PRINCETON — West Virginia’s taxpayers will get much of their personal property tax refunded thanks to a new state law that went into effect this year, and this money will include the excess school levy on this year’s May Primary Election ballot. State taxpayers will get back the […]
Mar. 27—ROCHESTER — Following its failed referendum in November, Rochester Public Schools is tweaking its message for the next time it asks voters to approve more funding, which could be up to $20 million a year. The district’s leadership has previously indicated that they would pursue a second referendum, but the School Board discussed the […]
My budget has turned into the turnip. Let’s repeal school levy. I find it really strange that many of the local school levies just failed, but the outrageous November Columbus school levy passed? I cannot believe that Columbus residents were that naive or gullible to pass that 7.7 mil levy. Did people not understand what […]
LEXINGTON — School officials had to sweat out Tuesday’s primary election for results on a 6.4-mill, 10-year renewal levy. In the end, voters supported the levy for Lexington Local Schools by a margin of 2,013 to 1,955 in final, unofficial vote totals from the Richland and Morrow counties boards of election. The winning margin was […]
LEXINGTON — Village residents have had questions about the school district’s 6.4-mill, 10-year renewal levy in Tuesday’s primary election. For one, it is not a new tax. Secondly, the money would go for operating costs, not for a new elementary school. “That’s a completely separate issue,” said Steve Risser, chairman of the renewal committee. The […]
An investigation by the Missouri Ethics Commission revealed that a Bolivar school board member was part of an opaque group that actively campaigned to defeat a tax levy increase sought by the Bolivar district. Board member Brad Wommack, re-elected in April 2023 after serving a stint on the board years earlier, did not publicly disclose […]