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District 25 trustees OK levy
POCATELLO — School District 25’s Board of Trustees unanimously passed a $300,000 emergency levy during a special meeting Tuesday night.
District officials said the money is needed to boost the budget following a $250,000 drop in the beginning fund balance due to higher fuel costs, among other reasons. The district also suffered a $48,000 loss from AMIS property taxes. In addition, the enrollment in District 25 schools increased by 255 students, which will require the hiring of additional staff. “To try and take the $300,000 out of the budget we passed would be devastating,” said Marianne Donnelly, District 25 Board chairwoman. The levy will amount to a one-time addition of $10.50 in taxes per $100,000 of property valuation.
Donnelly said the board did not intend to spring the levy on the public, but the funds it will provide are necessary to maintain the current level of student instruction throughout the 2008-2009 school year. Superintendent Mary Vagner said the community needs to know the district is balancing serving increased numbers of students against a loss of $300,000 in projected revenue. She hopes the community knows the district understands the toughness of the current economic times.
The additional 255 students represents the highest yearly increase for District 25 in the past 16 years. The meeting was at the Education Center at 3115 Pole Line Road.
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