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Westerville superintendent warns 25% cash-balance cutoff would force cuts and frequent levies
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Westerville City Schools Superintendent Angie Hamburg told the House Finance Committee that a proposed amendment to suspend property tax collections for districts with cash balances over 25% would force repeated levies and deep cuts to programming.
Angie Hamburg, superintendent of Westerville City Schools, told the House Finance Committee on April 8 that a proposed amendment to suspend property tax collections for any district with a cash balance above 25% would leave her district unable to meet recurring obligations and force repeated levy campaigns.
Hamburg, whose district serves nearly 15,000 students across Franklin and Delaware counties, said the district's elevated cash balance reflects planning and timing rather than excess: "The only band aid we have right now is our cash balance, and like many districts,…
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