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Mount Vernon board raises concerns about state property tax bills and timing for master facility plan
Summary
Board members discussed a string of state bills and a constitutional amendment effort that could curb local levy authority and complicate the district’s master facility planning, even as the Ohio Facilities Construction Commission (OFCC) has placed the district in a funding queue.
Board members and the superintendent spent part of the meeting discussing recent state-level proposals on property tax and how they could affect local school funding and the district’s master facility plan.
Why it matters: several speakers warned that proposals to constrain or eliminate local property taxes could remove the district’s ability to levy for operating, permanent improvement or bond measures, which officials said would complicate decisions about building and renovation projects.
The superintendent reviewed recent developments: a property-tax work group released a report…
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