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Centennial Public Schools schedules Sept. 8 hearing on final tax request; proposes lower tax rate
Summary
Centennial Public Schools will hold a special hearing on Sept. 8, 2025, at 8 p.m. at Centennial Public School in Utica to take taxpayer comment on the district's proposed 2025-26 property tax request. The notice lists a proposed tax rate of 0.373499, down from 0.433725 (a 14% decline), and shows largely stable operating-budget figures.
Centennial Public Schools has scheduled a special meeting for 8 p.m. on Sept. 8, 2025, at Centennial Public School in Utica to hear taxpayer support, opposition, criticism, suggestions or observations related to setting the district's final tax request. The notice cites State Statute Section 77-1632 as the legal basis for the hearing.
The public notice includes a side-by-side comparison of 2024-25 and proposed 2025-26 figures. It shows a district valuation rising from 10,746,000 (2024) to 10,849,000 (2025 proposed), and records the district's property tax request at $7,547,201 for 2024 and $7,534,165 proposed for 2025. The table lists the 2024 tax rate as 0.433725 and the proposed 2025 tax rate as 0.373499, a reported decrease of 14%.
The notice presents several fund-level rows and an aggregate total row. The aggregate row lists combined totals of 13,535,529 (2024) and 21,815,432 (2025 proposed) and shows an aggregate tax-rate shift from 0.514977 (2024) to 0.449503 (2025 proposed). A separate line in the document shows much larger valuation figures—1,740,088,893 (2024) and 2,017,182,373 (2025)—recorded as a 16% increase; the notice does not explicitly label whether those larger numbers are countywide, districtwide totals from another source, or an alternate valuation base.
Some table cells show very large percentage changes for small bases (for example, a 775% change reported on one row) and a spreadsheet error marker ("#DIV/0!") appears in one change cell, indicating a calculation issue in the published table rather than new policy. The document also lists fund names associated with the figures: General Fund; Bond Fund 2015; Bond Fund 2025; Special Building Fund; and Total.
No board debate, motions or votes are recorded in the notice; it is purely a public notice of the hearing with comparative budget and tax-rate figures. The hearing is the procedural step that will allow taxpayers to comment before the governing body sets the final tax request.
The public hearing will be held at Centennial Public School, Utica, Nebraska, on Sept. 8, 2025, at 8:00 p.m.; the notice directs taxpayers to appear to offer comments or observations under State Statute Section 77-1632.
