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Staff member outlines tax impact of two Jan. 28 school referendum questions
Summary
A staff member said the Jan. 28 ballot will include two questions: one to acquire and upgrade Le Grand School (about $44.8 million) and one to fund staffing (about $1.1 million); the staff member estimated those measures would cost the average taxpayer roughly $150 and $108 per year, respectively.
A staff member said voters will decide two referendum questions on Jan. 28: one to acquire and upgrade Le Grand School and a second to fund the school’s initial staffing. The staff member estimated the capital measure would cost the average taxpayer about $150 a year and the staffing measure about $108 a year.
The staff member described the first question as a proposal to purchase Le Grand School and to pay for building upgrades, including new HVAC, electrical work and fire alarms. "That question is the 44,800,000.0, which will cost the average taxpayer around a $150 a year," the staff member said.
On the second question, the staff member said the measure would cover initial personnel and then be folded into the district’s annual budget. "The second question is going to be 1,100,000.0, in addition to our school budget, our annual budget, which is a $108 a year for the average taxpayer," the staff member said. The staffing needs named included an administrator, a nurse, grounds staff and a custodian.
The staff member’s figures were presented as estimates for the average taxpayer; the transcript used several spellings for the school ("Le Grama," "Le Grand," "LeGrande"). For consistency this article uses "Le Grand School." The measures will appear on the Jan. 28 ballot as described by the speaker; the transcript does not specify the governing body presenting these questions or additional implementation details.
