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Washington Township board agrees to file application seeking $5.29 million tax-levy increase amid budget shortfall
Summary
Board members agreed on scenarios to increase the district tax levy and staff said an application would be filed with the state commissioner the night of the meeting. The move follows a state calculation that allowed up to $10 million in additional levy and triggered public debate about program cuts, staffing and transparency.
The Washington Township Board of Education agreed to add scenarios to its tentative budget and to file an application with the state commissioner of education seeking a $5,292,000 increase in the district tax levy, a staff member told the board during the public meeting. State calculations showed the district could request as much as $10 million because the current budget was below the state adequacy threshold.
The resolution matters because any approved levy increase would raise local property taxes and could change which staffing cuts or program reductions the district pursues. The board and administrators framed the filing as an attempt to avoid deeper immediate reductions after committees ran multiple scenarios showing painful…
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