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Salem School District outlines operational referendum, cites 1993 revenue limit and potential tax impact
Summary
District leaders and a student representative presented an operational referendum ahead of an April 1 vote, saying the measure would renew expiring levy authority the district needs to maintain current programs and staff and that the per-property tax impact is projected to decline over three years.
Salem School District officials presented details of an operational referendum at the Village of Salem Lakes board meeting, explaining why the district is asking voters to renew expiring levy authority and how the measure could affect local taxpayers.
Ted Gergen, president of the Salem School District board, said the referendum is a renewal of money the district already uses to operate schools and is not a new tax increase in the long term. “What we’re asking for is money to be renewed, money that we already are, have but is going to expire. And that money we need to operate our school,” Gergen said.
Dr. King, a district official who addressed trustees and residents, said the district ranks near the…
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