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Tallmadge schools to ask voters for 5.7‑mill levy as state aid falls
Summary
Superintendent told the Tallmadge Board of Education the district will place a 5.7‑mill new‑money levy and a renewal on the ballot to offset falling state aid and inflation; board discussed levy rationale but took no formal levy vote.
The Tallmadge Board of Education heard a fiscal update Sept. 17 from Superintendent Jeff Wood saying the district will ask voters to approve a 5.7‑mill new‑money levy and a separate renewal to maintain current programs.
Wood said the levy request responds to two trends squeezing the district's budget: a long‑standing state law that prevents property tax revenue from rising with property values and a reduction in state aid as Tallmadge's local property wealth has increased. "House Bill 920...prevents property taxes from rising, as a result of increases in property values," Wood said, and the district…
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