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Goodridge superintendent asks committee to approve $580,000 sales‑tax refund for school construction
Summary
House File 28‑23 would provide a refundable sales‑tax exemption for construction materials and supplies used on Goodridge School District's building project; the superintendent said the $580,000 exemption is significant for the small, remote district and would support completion of a project funded by a $21.35 million bonding referendum.
Representative Burkel moved House File 28‑23 asking for a refundable sales‑tax exemption on materials and supplies used to build and equip the Goodridge School District's project.
Thomas Loberg, superintendent for Goodridge, described a remote district with roughly 270 students in a single preK–12 building and aging facilities, some more than 70 years old. Loberg said the community passed a $21,350,000 bonding referendum in November 2023 to address major deficiencies and that construction began in June 2025 and is expected to finish in August 2026. He told the committee the bill's $580,000 exemption equates to roughly $729 per resident in the district and would allow the district to maximize the project's impact while minimizing taxpayer burden.
Members thanked the superintendent and discussed how an exemption would be applied; the department had no comment at the hearing. Representative Burkel moved the bill to be laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus tax bill.
