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Osseo board certifies 4.5% levy after public hearing as residents debate taxes and teacher pay
Summary
After a Truth in Taxation hearing, the Osseo Public School District board certified a payable-2026 levy of $148,688,565.60 (4.5% increase). Speakers at the hearing urged higher teacher pay and raised concerns about tax burden and school-choice options.
The Independent School District 279 school board voted unanimously Dec. 16 to certify a payable-2026 property tax levy of $148,688,565.60, an increase of 4.5% over payable-2025.
At a statutorily required Truth in Taxation hearing, John Morstead, the district’s executive director of finance and operations, detailed the fiscal picture behind the levy and said the proposed payable-2026 levy reflects changes across levy categories and an expected enrollment increase. "Proposed payable '26 tax levy is an increase from 2025 of just over $6,400,000, or 4.5%," Morstead said during the presentation.
Why it matters: the levy funds part of the district’s general revenue and affects property owners’ tax statements. Morstead…
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