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Kirkwood R‑VII outlines tax rate ceilings after reassessment, projects about $1.5 million more local revenue
Summary
District staff presented final assessed values, recommended tax rate ceilings from the State Auditor's Office, and a one‑time recoupment calculation; board members asked about the recoupment timeline and cautioned that new revenue may be needed for mandates and deferred maintenance.
KIRKWOOD, Mo. — District staff presented recommended property tax rate ceilings and revenue projections at a tax-rate hearing called at the beginning of the Kirkwood R‑VII Board of Education meeting, outlining the results of the district's recent reassessment and a state-auditor-guided recoupment calculation.
The presentation, delivered by Mr. Cook, district staff member, summarized final assessed valuations, a recoupment estimate of roughly $1.3 million and recommended tax-rate ceilings issued by the State Auditor's Office. "55.81% of personal property or of property taxes is coming back to the school district," Mr. Cook said, noting the district remains heavily dependent on local revenue.
The issue in brief: statewide limits under the Hancock Amendment and a 2.9% Consumer Price Index (CPI) cap govern how much districts may increase revenue from existing levies. The district reported a large reassessment year — which Mr. Cook said resulted in a roughly 15.46% increase in assessed valuation from the prior year — and said that combination (high reassessment, low CPI) drives the recommended levy rollbacks.
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