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Hiawatha board votes to publish budget with 5.5‑mill capital outlay levy after protracted debate
Summary
After a lengthy review of assessed valuations and taxpayer impacts, the Hiawatha USD board voted to publish the 2024–25 budget reflecting a 5.5‑mill capital outlay levy; the transcript records the motion as passed but does not provide an unambiguous roll‑call tally.
The Hiawatha Unified School District board voted to publish its proposed 2024–25 budget reflecting a 5.5‑mill capital outlay levy after extended discussion about taxpayer impacts and capital needs.
Board members spent the bulk of the meeting debating the size of a capital outlay levy move from the district’s historical 6 mills toward a compromise that would fund parking‑lot repairs, HVAC needs and other capital projects while limiting the immediate tax impact on homeowners. Speaker 3, who presented the draft budget and advised the board, said the district’s projected needs would best be met by a return toward 6 mills but…
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