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Lowell Area Schools board authorizes two millage questions for August ballot
Summary
Lowell Area Schools approved a ballot resolution to place two millage measures on the Aug. 4 primary: a 10-year operating-millage authorization (authorize 21 mills; district expects to levy 18) estimated to yield about $5.22 million in 2027 if levied, and a six-year 1-mill sinking fund projected at about $1.52 million in 2027.
The Lowell Area Schools Board of Education on April 13 authorized ballot language asking voters to approve two tax measures in the Aug. 4 election: an operating millage authorization and a sinking fund.
District staff explained the first proposal would authorize up to 21 mills so the district can levy the state-allowed 18 mills on non-homestead property while keeping a three-mill authorization available to offset Headlee-driven rollbacks. The board was told the district estimates that, if 18 mills are…
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