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Robbinsdale Public School District presents $76.5 million proposed levy; residents press for levy-spending breakdown
Summary
At a Dec. 1 Truth in Taxation hearing, CFO Kristen Hoheisel presented a preliminary 2025 proposed property tax levy of $76,522,867 and described budget shifts; community members asked for clearer reporting on how prior levies for technology and security were spent and for itemized budget detail in the forthcoming revised budget.
Robbinsdale Public School District officials presented preliminary 2025-26 budget numbers and a proposed property tax levy of $76,522,867 at a Truth in Taxation hearing on Dec. 1, and community members pressed the district for clearer breakdowns of how levy funds have been spent. The School Board did not adopt the levy at the meeting; the hearing moved to a separate listening period that was scheduled to begin five minutes after adjournment.
Chief Financial Officer Kristen Hoheisel, who led the presentation, described the district's several funds and said the general fund — which covers most operations including teacher salaries, administrative costs and textbooks — is roughly $204.9 million in the preliminary figures. "Property taxes ... bring in approximately 24.3% of our general fund revenue," Hoheisel said, adding that state sources account for about 71% of general-fund revenue and local revenue about 1.6%.
Hoheisel presented drivers of the modest net change in the levy compared with last year, saying formula tweaks and abatements added roughly $44,729…
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