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Spring Lake Park board votes to put operating-levy increase to voters; district says impact under $18/month for average home
Summary
The Spring Lake Park Public Schools board unanimously approved a resolution calling an election on an operating levy increase that would add $550 per pupil in 2026 and an additional $380 in 2029, a plan administrators say minimizes taxpayer impact by aligning the second step with expiring debt.
The Spring Lake Park Public Schools board on Tuesday unanimously approved a resolution to place a proposed increase in the district’s general education operating levy before voters on Nov. 4.
Administrators described the proposal as a two-step plan intended to preserve existing programs and staffing while limiting how much local taxpayers would pay in any one year. Under the plan presented to the board, the district would increase the operating levy by $550 per pupil beginning in 2026 and a further $380 per pupil in 2029. District staff said the timing of the 2029 increase would coincide with expiring debt, producing “no net tax impact” at that later step; the administration estimated the first-step tax impact at “less than $18 a…
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