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Auburn‑Washburn holds revenue neutral rate hearing, board approves procedural resolution; final levy to be set later
Summary
Board members heard staff history of mill‑levy changes, two residents urged restraint on tax increases, and the board passed a resolution under KSA 79‑2988 as a procedural step; district leaders said the final mill levy will be set at a later meeting and staff will work to keep the levy flat for 2025‑26.
The Auburn‑Washburn USD 437 Board of Education on Sept. 2 held a revenue neutral rate hearing on the proposed property tax levy for the 2025‑26 budget, heard public comments from district residents about tax burdens, and adopted a resolution under Kansas Statute KSA 79‑2988 as a procedural step in the budget process.
At the hearing district staff reviewed the district’s mill levy history, explaining the board had previously reduced the levy about 4.5 mills in the years before a bond election and later increased it by about 7.5 mills following bond sales — a net increase of roughly 3 mills from the low point. The presenter said the district had submitted an inflated revenue neutral rate to the county treasurer’s office earlier in the summer because budget details were not finalized, and that board direction is to build the 2025‑26 budget “by maintaining a flat mill levy rate.” The presenter added the…
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