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Park Rapids board approves maximum levy for 2025 payable 2026
Summary
At its Sept. 15 meeting the Park Rapids Area School Board voted to set the 2025 levy (payable in 2026) at the maximum allowed; the business manager said the figure set tonight may change slightly before December certification.
The Park Rapids Area School Board on Sept. 15 approved setting the 2025 levy, payable in 2026, at the maximum levy the district can request. The motion to approve the levy at the maximum passed after Diekmann moved and Pike seconded; the meeting minutes do not list a formal roll-call tally.
Business Manager Kent Fritze told the board the district is wrapping up its audit and recommended placing the levy at the maximum “so that we can get the maximum amount,” while cautioning that the final certified levy could change slightly between now and December. The board’s action allows the district to reserve its highest allowable levy while the final certification process is completed.
The levy vote came during the board’s regular meeting after routine monthly reports and a consent agenda. The board recessed and later held a closed session to discuss negotiation strategies under Chapter 13D before adjourning at 7:56 p.m.
Next procedural steps are expected to follow statutory deadlines for levy certification and any necessary December adjustments, per the business manager’s remarks. The minutes recorded the motion and second but did not specify individual board member votes.
