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Davenport schools hear public concerns at FY2026 property tax levy hearing
Summary
Residents raised concerns about a mailed notice showing large percentage increases and the transparency of the district's levy calculations during a public hearing on the proposed FY2026 property tax levy. Board members directed questions to the district CFO for follow-up; no levy was adopted at the hearing.
The Davenport Community School District held a public hearing on its proposed fiscal year 2026 property tax levy, which was published in the Quad-City Times on March 10, 2025, and solicited written or oral public comment prior to the district's upcoming budget adoption.
The hearing drew several residents who questioned the figures in a notice mailed to property owners and the transparency of the district's budget process. Henry Crane of 313 East Central Park said the notice appeared “really confusing,” noting the document’s front-page “effective rate” showed about a 1% increase while a back-page example showed a 13.7% increase for Davenport schools based on a hypothetical $110,000 appraisal. “That kind of bothered me,” Crane said. Crane also cited state limits on taxable-value growth and said the legislature is debating lower growth caps.
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