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Committee reports progress on excess levy renewal; officials stress it is a renewal, not a tax increase

Monongalia County Board of Education · January 28, 2026
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Summary

Committee members reported active fundraising and outreach for an excess levy renewal that has supported Monongalia County Schools for decades; staff emphasized the levy is a renewal (not an increase) and canvassing is underway to distinguish the measure from past bond efforts.

Board members received an update Jan. 27 on the committee working to place an excess levy renewal before voters.

Unidentified Speaker 3 said committee volunteers are continuing outreach and fundraising, including a recent radio appearance on WHAR. "I thought that went very well," Unidentified Speaker 3 said of the radio discussion. The committee is seeking financial contributions and volunteers to support the campaign.

Officials emphasized the ballot language represents a renewal of the existing levy that has supported the district for roughly 50 years and is not an increase in taxes; they said outreach must clarify this point because some community members conflate the levy with the prior Renaissance Academy bond. "This is a renewal, of the levy that has supported our schools for the past 50 odd years," Unidentified Speaker 3 said.

Board members described planned public events and continued fundraising work; no formal vote or ballot language was taken at this meeting.