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Cuba City School District explains the tax levy and what it means for local taxpayers
Summary
Superintendent Aaron Olsen and business manager Heather Drestler walk through what a school tax levy is, how Wisconsin law and property values shape mill rates, and how operating and debt levies and recent referendums affect district funding.
Aaron Olsen, superintendent of Cuba City School District, and Heather Drestler, the district's school business manager, offered a plain-language explanation of the school's tax levy and how it affects district funding and local taxpayers.
The two said the tax levy is the amount the district is authorized to collect from local property taxes each year and that the money supports daily operations and long-term expenses such as staff, student programs and building projects. "The tax levy is the amount of money our district is allowed to collect from local property taxes each year," Olsen said, adding the funds "help run our schools and pay long-term expenses." Drestler joined him in emphasizing the district tries to use levies to…
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