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Grain Valley R-V board sets 2025 tax levy at $4.7396 after brief public hearing
Summary
School board approved a 2025 tax levy of $4.7396 per $100 assessed valuation after a tax rate hearing that showed assessed valuation rose $28.8 million year over year and new-construction revenue of about $838,600.
The Grain Valley R-V School District Board of Education on Monday approved a 2025 tax levy of $4.7396 per $100 of assessed valuation following a public tax-rate hearing.
Dr. Gooch, a district staff member who presented the tax figures at the hearing, told the board the district’s assessed valuation for 2025 is $588,046,554, an increase of $28,755,696 from last year’s $559,290,858. "This year's new construction was very high," Dr. Gooch said, reporting $24,379,777 in new construction value that he said Jackson County confirmed. He estimated that new-construction value yields about $838,596 in one-time new revenue to the district, and reassessment changes generate about $158,344 in new revenue.
The board’s motion set the district’s operating/total levy at 4.7396, up 0.0014 from last year’s total levy of 4.7382. Dr. Gooch described the levy breakdown as 2.4396 incidental (operating) plus $1.00 for the teachers' fund and a continuing debt service levy of $1.30. He recommended capital-projects levy remain at zero.
Nut graf: The modest levy increase is driven by a higher assessed valuation and notable new-construction growth; the board approved the rate by voice vote after the formal hearing with no roll-call tally recorded in the minutes.
In discussion, Dr. Gooch answered questions from the board and said the district’s proposal keeps the debt service rate unchanged and that the additional tax revenue tied to new-construction and reassessment will be used within the district’s budget process. The board then moved to set the levy, and the chair called for the ayes; the motion passed.
Board action: Motion to set the 2025 tax levy at $4.7396 was approved by voice vote. The district will present more detailed budget materials as part of its regular budget process.
Ending: The levy-setting completes the district’s formal tax-rate step for 2025; district staff noted next steps will include integrating the levy into the budget and continuing public communications about tax and spending plans.
