Schools
Woodridge to Discuss Placing Levy on Fall Ballot
The Board of Education will hold a special meeting tonight.
The Woodridge Board of Education will consider placing a levy on the fall ballot at its special meeting tonight.
After reviewing the timeline for state funding cuts, Woodridge Local Schools Superintendent Walter Davis recommended the district hold off on asking voters to approve its emergency operating levy until more information became available.
The Board of Education agreed to delay its request and .
Find out what's happening in Cuyahoga Fallswith free, real-time updates from Patch.
that it was time to reconsider going to the voters for support in the fall.
To avoid a $5 million deficit projected for the 2013-14 school year, Woodridge Treasurer Deanna Levenger told the West Side Leader that the district will need to ask for $2.85 million on Nov. 8 general election ballot to stay out of the red.
Find out what's happening in Cuyahoga Fallswith free, real-time updates from Patch.
The deadline for the district to file the ballot issue is Aug. 10.
The estimate is slightly less than the 6.7 mill request the district removed earlier this year, which would have generated $3.25 million over five years.
The special meeting will begin at 6 p.m. at the .
Follow Cuyahoga Falls Patch for continuing coverage on this story!
Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.