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District survey shows strong favorable views, finds majority support for $10 million capital projects levy tied to safety and technology
Summary
A district-commissioned survey of 500 residents found high ratings for the Mounds View Public School District and majority support for a $10 million capital projects levy when tied to safety, cybersecurity and classroom technology; the report also flagged a broadly hostile property-tax climate.
Peter Leatherman, CEO of the Morris Leatherman Company, told the Mounds View Public School District board on May 6 that a door-to-door and telephone survey of 500 residents conducted March 26–April 9 found overwhelmingly positive ratings for the district’s overall quality of education and meaningful persuadable support for a capital projects levy tied to safety and technology.
Leatherman said the sample is projectable to ±4.5 percent at the 95 percent confidence level and that the average interview time was about 12 minutes. “If we ask about a tax tolerance for capital projects levy, 25% say nothing,” he said, then added that when respondents were told a $10 million levy would fund safety and security, cybersecurity, and classroom…
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