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School board says two renewal levies will appear on May ballot; amount, timeline announced
Summary
Springfield Local board members announced two renewal levies for the May ballot — an emergency levy listed at $1,700,000 and a 7-mill renewal estimated to generate $2,300,000 — and said passage is important to maintain programs; board members emphasized the levies are renewals, not new taxes.
Board members told the Springfield Local School Board Feb. 18 that voters will see two renewal levies on the May ballot: an emergency levy described in meeting remarks as $1,700,000 and a 7-mill renewal estimated to generate about $2,300,000.
A board member said the levies are ‘‘only renewals’’ and emphasized passing them is ‘‘imperative’’ to maintain programs and district operations. The board member and others said more information would be provided to the public in coming weeks about the levies and what passage would mean for district services.
Board members also underscored that the renewal levies are not new taxes but continuations of existing levy authority. No formal levy language or ballot resolutions were included in the meeting packet; the announcement functions as public notice of the district’s intended ballot requests and outreach plans ahead of the May election.
District staff will provide additional details and outreach materials in the weeks before the ballot, according to the board member’s remarks.
