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Talawanda board warns state override could remove emergency levy tools, shifts focus to voter outreach
Summary
Mr. Wyatt, the district’s legislative liaison, told the Talawanda City School District board on Aug. 12 that a recent Ohio House override of Governor DeWine’s veto would remove replacement and emergency levy tools, a change he warned would force more frequent ballot requests and reduce local budget flexibility.
Mr. Wyatt, the board's legislative liaison, told the Talawanda City School District Board on Aug. 12 that a recent vote in the Ohio House to override Governor Mike DeWine's veto would remove the district's ability to use replacement and emergency levies.
"This override eliminates our ability to use emergency levies and replacement levies," Mr. Wyatt said. "Think of it as taking away both your emergency brake and your steering wheel from a car speeding toward a cliff." He warned that the change would force districts into "a constant levy cycle" and make long-term planning difficult.
The liaison said the override came amid what he described as a larger push in the legislature to expand private-school…
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