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Candidates at Parkway forum warn senior property tax freeze could squeeze district budget
Summary
Candidates at a Parkway School District candidate forum said a new St. Louis County senior property tax-freeze program is an unknown but potentially large revenue threat for the district and could force conservative budgeting and long-term planning changes.
Parkway School District school board candidates told voters at a League of Women Voters forum that a recently expanded senior property tax-freeze program in St. Louis County could materially reduce the district’s tax revenue and complicate budgeting for the coming year.
Jeffrey Spector, an incumbent Parkway Board member and candidate for re-election, said the county program allowing homeowners 65 and older to freeze their property-tax bill at 2024 levels will “directly impact Parkway” and that county officials had warned Parkway could be among the most affected districts.…
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