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District budget chief outlines mill levies and warns of ballot-driven revenue risk
Summary
Budget presenter Jamie Wilson described how Platte County School District #1 uses its 25-mill, two half-mill BOCES levies and a 1-mil recreation levy, and cautioned that a proposed 50% property-tax reduction on the ballot could leave unclear state backfill and 'extremely impact' local BOCES and recreation funding.
Jamie Wilson, identified in the meeting as the district budget presenter, explained how Platte County School District #1 uses several local mill levies and flagged potential financial risk from a pending ballot measure.
Wilson told the board the district’s 25-mill levy is the district’s primary local resource and is used for salaries, benefits, supplies and student activities; the district has budgeted roughly $5,200,000 from that levy for the coming year. She said the district also collects a half-mill for EWC BOCES (budgeted about $98,009.83) used for tuition reimbursement for concurrent/dual enrollment and community education, and a half-mill for Hot Springs BOCES (budgeted about $138,008.75) that supports early childhood programs. Wilson…
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