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Superintendent outlines permanent improvement levy proposal to replace a decades-old funding level
Summary
Delaware City Schools leaders told the board the district has operated on the same permanent improvement levy since 1989 and is proposing a continuing levy that would generate roughly $2 million annually to cover deferred maintenance, buses, technology and other capital needs; the board heard cost estimates for homeowners and the levy’s uses.
Superintendent Pomeroy told the Delaware City Schools Board of Education on Sept. 8 that the district has been operating on the same permanent improvement levy level since 1989 and presented a proposal to continue or update that levy to fund long-term facility and capital needs.
Pomeroy said the levy would bring in approximately $2,000,000 annually and outlined likely uses: roof repairs and replacements; asphalt and concrete repairs; window and door replacement; classroom furniture; athletic…
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