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Finance committee refers school request to staff to explore showing voucher dollars on Green Bay tax bills
Summary
The committee voted to refer to staff a request from the Green Bay Area Public School District to add a line on city tax bills showing the portion of the district levy that funds vouchers and independent charter schools.
The Green Bay Finance Committee on Jan. 14 voted to refer to city staff a request from the Green Bay Area Public School District to explore adding a line on the city’s printed property tax bill that would show the portion of the district levy used to fund voucher and independent charter school payments.
Laura McCoy, president of the Green Bay Area Public School District board, urged the committee to approve the referral and described the request as an effort to increase taxpayer transparency. "When I tell people that ... about $12,500,000 this year is going to go to schools that are not Green Bay schools, they are often kind of incredulous," McCoy said. "The least that we can do for…
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