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Stillwater Area Public Schools holds Truth in Taxation hearing; no public comment
Summary
Independent School District 834 held its required Truth in Taxation hearing on Dec. 2, 2025, presenting the current budget and a proposed tax levy for taxes payable 2026; no members of the public spoke. The board is scheduled to take action on the levy at its Dec. 16 meeting.
Independent School District 834 (Stillwater Area Public Schools) held its annual Truth in Taxation public hearing on Dec. 2, 2025, to present the district’s current budget and the proposed tax levy for taxes payable 2026. No members of the public spoke during the hearing.
The hearing, held at the Oak Park Building in Stillwater, was conducted as required by state law; the district presented an overview of the budget and the proposed levy and noted that the School Board is expected to take formal action at its Dec. 16 meeting. The transcript records that no taxpayer testimony or questions were offered during the public input portion of the hearing.
Board members present for the hearing — Sarah Grcevich, Katie Hockert, Pete Kelzenberg, Chris Lauer, Robert Parker, Alison Sherman and Andrew Thelander — heard the presentation and recorded no public comments. Specific levy figures and detailed line‑item budget numbers were included in the presentation materials but are not specified in the transcript; the board’s formal vote on the levy will supply the official levy rate and adopted budget figures.
The hearing concluded with routine business items. The board is scheduled to consider and vote on the proposed tax levy at its Dec. 16 meeting; any adopted levy will be the district’s official tax request for taxes payable 2026.
