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Resident says school board renewed operating levy without voter notice
Summary
During public comment at a Big Lake Public School District board meeting, resident Timothy Myers said the board renewed an operating levy in January 2024 without notifying taxpayers; he called for greater transparency and said many residents only learned of the renewal months later.
Timothy Myers, a resident of the Big Lake Public School District, told the school board that he and other district residents were not notified after the board voted in January 2024 to renew an operating levy without a local vote.
Myers said the Minnesota Legislature in 2023 passed a law allowing school boards to renew an operating levy once without local voter approval, and he complained that the Big Lake board used that authority “without our vote.” He said he did not receive a notification explaining the…
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