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School board chair outlines $950-per-pupil operating levy on Nov. 4 ballot
Summary
Clint Shawquist, chair of Cannon Falls Area Schools board, presented the district's request for a $950-per-pupil operating levy tied to inflation and described budget cuts that would follow a failed referendum.
Clint Shawquist, chair of the Cannon Falls Area Schools board, briefed the City Council on Oct. 7 about the district's operating-levy question that will appear on the Nov. 4 ballot.
The levy question would authorize the district to increase general-education revenue by $950 per pupil, subject to annual increases tied to the Consumer Price Index. Shawquist said the authorization would be for 10 years, beginning with taxes payable in 2026.
Nut graf: The district presented the levy as a response to a long-running funding gap driven by inflation and state mandates. Shawquist said the board has already made reductions and that a failed…
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