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Buena Vista school board approves ballot resolution for bond and mill-levy extension to boost teacher pay
Summary
The Buena Vista school board passed a resolution to place two ballot questions before voters: a no-tax-increase bond to refinance existing debt and a debt-free override (mill-levy extension) aimed at raising starting teacher pay to $50,000; board members said the measure will be on the covered ballot with implementation timing targeted for 2027.
At a joint work session Aug. 12, Buena Vista school officials said the board of education passed a resolution to place two questions on the ballot: a bond intended to refinance existing district debt without a tax increase, and a debt-free override (mill-levy extension) to increase local operating revenue designated to raise staff wages. Superintendent Lisa Yates told trustees and board members the bond would be a no-tax-increase refinancing of about $3.9 million in outstanding debt and that the debt-free override is the mechanism the district plans to use to raise ongoing local funds for salaries. "One is a…
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