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Board hears concerns about statewide effort to abolish property tax and other pending bills that could hit school funding
Summary
During the legislative report the board was warned that a petition-driven ballot measure to eliminate property tax is likely to be on the ballot and polling shows strong support without a replacement funding plan; members said the move could harm schools, libraries, police and fire services.
Board members discussed state-level measures that could significantly affect local school funding, including a petition initiative believed likely to appear on the ballot to eliminate property taxes.
During the legislative-report discussion a board speaker said the petition drive "is believed it will be on the ballot, and that's that's scary, because it's pulling at, like, 61% in favor right now with no plan of how…
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