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Oak Grove School District officials explain proposed levy increase and planned outreach
Summary
Oak Grove school officials described a ballot measure that would shift debt-service levy revenue to operations and increase the district levy by 60¢ phased over three years to boost teacher pay, retain staff and expand programming.
Representatives of the Oak Grove School District presented the district’s proposed levy questions to the Board of Alderwomen on March 18, describing the plan to transfer debt-service levy capacity into operations and to seek an additional 60¢ in operating levy authority phased over three years (20¢ in 2025, 20¢ in 2026, 20¢ in 2027).
The district asked the city to allow district representatives to continue community outreach. School presenters said the levy package combines two actions on the ballot: a transfer (70¢ from debt-service capacity over three years, per the presentation) and a 60¢ operating-levy increase phased over three years. District leaders emphasized the primary use would be for staffing — to retain and recruit teachers and to keep…
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