Woodridge School Board Places New Levy on August Ballot
The newly proposed 6.83-mill, five-year budget will come before voters on Aug. 7.
It's on. At Tuesday night's meeting, the Woodridge Board of Education voted, 4-0, to put a new issue on the Aug. 7 ballot. That was the easy part. Now, the board has three months and change to figure out how it can pass the 6.83-mill levy aimed at generating $15 million over the next five years. The hard part? Convincing a small but evasive percentage of voters to take on the extra $209 per year in property taxes for every $100,000 in valuation. The last two levies -- proposed this past November and March -- failed by under 250 votes apiece, according to the Summit County Board of Elections. In April, the board held three voter forums to determine why it couldn't capture the decisive minority. The consensus among voters was the board …
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No more money
10:06 pm on Thursday, August 2, 2012
Give the 80% to the students, then ask me to pay more in taxes. Until this happens, why should I pay more? Also, tell me how many teachers and administrators live in the district, and will also pay this ridiculously high increase. more ›