Marion City Schools is asking for voters’ support as it seeks a renewal of a levy first passed in 1989. The district will place the 5.41-mill, five-year emergency levy on the March 15 primary election ballot. The levy raises $2,001,000 a year.
It means no additional taxes to voters because it is a renewal of an existing levy that will continue to raise the same amount of money each year.
“This is funding the district has counted on for the last quarter of a century,” Superintendent Gary Barber said. “Our community will hopefully support the work that is being done to ensure each of our students have a quality education and are served in facilities that are safe and are able to meet the demands of the 21st century learner.”
Barber said the money will help the district continue with its four pillars of school reform and ensure it has appropriate and efficient facilities to meet its needs.
Treasurer Veronica Reinhart reiterated that there will be no additional taxes for taxpayers.
“With this in addition to funding from the state our five-year forecast would remain healthy,” she said. “As long as continued funding is received from the state we would not anticipate needing any extra funding through the length of this five-year levy.”
The current levy expires in 2016.
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