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Board certifies preliminary levy at maximum; final hearing set for Dec. 17
Summary
The St. Cloud Area School District Board of Education on Sept. 17 certified the 2025 (pay 2026) preliminary levy at the maximum amount calculated by the Minnesota Department of Education, with the board approving the motion by unanimous roll call.
The St. Cloud Area School District Board of Education on Sept. 17 certified the district’s 2025 (pay 2026) preliminary levy at the maximum amount calculated by the Minnesota Department of Education. The motion to certify the preliminary levy passed on a board roll call with all members voting yes.
Board and administration framed the levy as a three‑part calculation covering the general fund, community education and debt service. Amy Scalarud, executive director of finance and business services, told the board the district’s levy dollar increase is about $1,658,000, a 4.7 percent rise in dollar terms driven primarily by increased debt service tied to the referendum the district approved last spring.
Scalarud said some changes offset the levy increase: long‑term facilities maintenance (LTFM) levy was intentionally reduced to balance earlier adjustments in the…
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