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Canton Local treasurer: local taxes up, foundation revenues down; board readies messaging for Nov. 4 levy as House Bill 186 raises funding concerns
Summary
The treasurer reported a year-over-year increase in local tax collections and a decline in foundation revenues. Administrators urged community support for a renewal levy on the Nov. 4 ballot and warned that recent revisions to House Bill 186, including a retroactive provision, could reduce state funding to districts.
At the Oct. 20 meeting the district treasurer reported that local real-estate and public-utility tax collections were up by roughly $600,000 compared with the prior year, while foundation revenues were down by about $300,000. The treasurer said the state's share of education funding has declined statewide, increasing the burden on local…
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