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Residents pressed board at public hearing over proposed property tax levy
Summary
At a March 30 public hearing, Burlington residents urged the school board to minimize property tax increases, citing rising household and business costs and concerns about transparency; board members said recent state funding changes lowered the district's estimated rate and noted legal limits on responding during hearings.
The Burlington Community School District opened a public hearing on March 30 about its proposed property tax levy as residents described the personal and business impacts of rising taxes.
At the start of the hearing the board noted recent state legislation changed school funding after the budget was submitted, lowering the district's earlier estimate from $16.75 to $16.19. Board leadership said the revised figure represents a 56¢ decline from the earlier estimate and framed it as a 22¢ increase compared with last year rather than the 78¢ increase first…
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