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Asheville City Schools board votes 4–3 to request 10-cent supplemental tax amid equity, revaluation debate
Summary
After hours of discussion over reappraisals, legacy homeowners and program needs, the Asheville City Schools board voted 4–3 to ask county commissioners for a 10-cent supplemental property tax rate; county staff had advised a revenue-neutral 8.14 cents and will decide the final rate.
The Asheville City Schools board voted 4–3 to ask Buncombe County commissioners for a 10-cent supplemental property tax rate, after a lengthy debate about funding needs, a recent county reappraisal and potential harm to legacy homeowners. The board’s recommendation is advisory; the county commissioners and county staff control the final rate.
Maggie, who presented the district’s budget needs and the history of the locally approved supplemental tax, said the county finance team’s revenue-neutral calculation is 8.14 cents but noted the district faces several unfilled costs. “We settled on asking … a 9 cent … tax millage rate,” Maggie said earlier in the meeting while outlining needs that included an estimated $783,000 gap for exceptional-children services,…
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