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Yellow Springs board approves 10-year substitute levy after heated public comments
Summary
After public testimony and a lengthy discussion about growth and voter fatigue, the Yellow Springs Exempted Village Board voted unanimously to place a 10-year substitute levy on the November ballot, combining two existing emergency levies into one measure intended to stabilize school operating funding.
The Yellow Springs Exempted Village Board voted unanimously to approve a resolution of necessity placing a 10‑year substitute operating levy on the November ballot, after residents and union representatives urged trustees to act to shore up school funding.
The board approved the resolution in a roll-call vote after more than an hour of public comment and a detailed presentation of the district's five-year forecast by district finance staff. The measure combines two existing emergency levies into a single substitute levy that the district says will preserve operating funds used for teacher salaries, services and classroom materials.
The discussion opened with a string of public comments in which teachers and parents urged clear, unified communication about the levy. Naomi Hyatt, president of the Yellow Springs Education Association, told the board the…
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