The Waterford Graded School District Board 2008-2009 tax levy vote is October 20th

The WGSD board will vote on the 2008-2009 tax levy at the October 20th school board meeting at 6 PM. If you would like to provide feedback to the board prior to the meeting the email addresses can be found on the school website: http://www.waterford.k12.wi.us//district/SchoolBoard.cfm

Since the tax levy is on the agenda, you can also speak at the meeting.

Some history on the last couple of year's tax levies:

The 2005-2006 tax levy was $6.1 million.

In 2006-2007 Racine County turned the special education program back to Western Racine county schools. The tax levy increased by almost $3 million. In 06/07 the county was still receiving payments from the state which they passed on to the school districts. These pass through payments were as much as the cost of the program in this year. This fact allowed the school district to put almost $2 million in the Fund 10 savings account.

In 2007-2008 the board voted to freeze the Fund 10 tax levy. With the freeze the school district was still able to spend $500,000 to upgrade the computers, put $250,000 in the Fund 10 savings account, and add additional school programming.

For this year the school administration proposed a more than 5% tax levy increase. I requested they lower the increase to 4%. At the annual meeting the public voted down the 4% increase in favor of freezing the tax levy increase at the prior years level once again. This vote was nonbinding and the board will set the official levy increase on Monday.

If you have any thoughts to share with the school board please let us know prior to the vote on October 20th.

Thanks.

Chuck Poole
WGSD School Board Treasurer

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