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Board presses administration for levy options after finance discussion; asks for 'hold taxpayer harmless' and CPI scenarios
Summary
Board member Mark Shervat pressed for more department-level budget detail and asked administration to present levy scenarios that would hold taxpayers harmless or limit increases to the Consumer Price Index. Administration agreed to return with options and clarifications for the December levy discussion.
Board member Mark Shervat led an extended public discussion about the district’s 2025–26 budget and the upcoming property-tax levy, asking for more granular department budget information and options that would reduce the tax burden on residents.
"I think it's important for District 428 to be 100% transparent," Shervat said. He asked administration to provide department-by-department explanations for large line-item increases and to estimate future staffing costs ahead of the levy decision. Shervat requested the board be presented with…
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