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District proposes slightly lower property tax levy as enrollment falls; public hearing held
Summary
At a second public hearing on the fiscal 2025–26 budget, district staff reported a modest reduction in the proposed property tax levy and outlined cost pressures from insurance, special education and declining enrollment.
The Council Bluffs Community School District held a second public hearing on its fiscal 2025–26 budget where staff reported a slight reduction in the proposed property tax levy and outlined pressures on several funds.
At the hearing, a district presenter said the district—ee rop in its property tax levy rate "from 17.16 per thousand taxable valuation to 16.07 for fiscal year 26." The presenter said that the proposed levy rate is 0.08 lower than the figure presented at the district's first public hearing because staff found ways to reduce certain expenditures and to adjust the weighted enrollment calculation used in state funding formulas.
The presentation flagged enrollment…
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