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Bellbrook-Sugarcreek board adopts five-year financial forecast, projects steep drop after 2028 levy expires
Summary
The Bellbrook-Sugarcreek Board of Education accepted the district's five-year financial forecast on Oct. 9, 2025. The forecast, prepared under Ohio Revised Code section 5705.391, shows stable finances through 2028 followed by a sizable projected revenue decline after the district's emergency levy expires at the end of 2028.
The Bellbrook Sugar Creek Board of Education accepted the district's five-year financial forecast at its Oct. 9 meeting, after a presentation describing revenue and expenditure assumptions and the effect of an expiring emergency levy.
The forecast, prepared in accordance with Ohio Revised Code section 5705.391, projects that district revenues will remain roughly stable through fiscal 2028 but will decline sharply in fiscal 2029 and 2030 because the district's emergency levy expires Dec. 31, 2028. The presentation showed cash balances falling below the board's 20% revenue goal and below the Government Finance Officers Association's recommended 25% reserve by 2030 if no new levy is approved.
Why it matters: property taxes provide the largest share of local revenue for the…
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