Support District 622’s Request to Renew: A no-tax increase proposal
The North St. Paul-Maplewood-Oakdale School District will have a no-tax increase levy renewal on the Nov. 8 ballot.
Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. To find your polling place, visithttp://pollfinder.sos.state.mn.us.
This is a no‐tax increase request that simply renews an existing operating levy that is expiring. That means that property owners will not see an increase in their taxes if the levy is renewed.
Why is the levy renewal important to School District 622:
The North St. Paul-Maplewood-Oakdale School District will have a no-tax increase levy renewal on the Nov. 8 ballot.
Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. To find your polling place, visithttp://pollfinder.sos.state.mn.us.
This is a no‐tax increase request that simply renews an existing operating levy that is expiring. That means that property owners will not see an increase in their taxes if the levy is renewed.
Why is the levy renewal important to School District 622:
- The current levy will expire after taxes payable in 2012.
- If not renewed, District 622 will lose $10 million a year in funding.
- Failure to renew the levy, which generates $10 million per year would negatively impact the District’s ability to provide the strong schools that 96.6 percent of people surveyed felt were important to a strong community.
Voters in School District 622 approved renewing the district’s operating levy, 7,028 yes votes (68 percent) to 3,361 no votes (32 percent). A total of 10,389 voters cast ballots.
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