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Polk superintendent outlines millage and sales‑tax referendum options; board asks for timelines and county coordination
Summary
Superintendent Hyde presented options for a 1‑mill property tax referendum and for a county sales‑tax referendum, including estimated revenue shares, and the board discussed messaging, county coordination and next steps.
The Polk County School Board on Feb. 11 received a staff briefing on two referendum models the district could pursue to raise local revenue: a traditional property‑tax (millage) referendum or a county sales‑tax referendum.
Superintendent Hyde told the board a 1‑mill property tax would generate approximately $72,500,000 based on the current gross taxable value; he said the estimated charter school share would be $11,700,000 leaving about $60,700,000 for the district. Hyde explained a mill is approximately $1 for every $1,000 of assessed value and gave the example that a $150,000 assessed home would pay roughly $150 per year for 1 mill.
By contrast,…
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