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Item: Cd’A levy could be $1M less: Superintendent asks trustees for lower amount at Monday meeting/Maureen Dolan, CDA Press
More Info: Superintendent Hazel Bauman recommended to trustees at a special board meeting Monday that the district set the levy amount at $7.8 million. Before making her recommendation, Bauman spent two weeks speaking with and polling nearly 300 people representing community groups — the chamber of commerce, the Rotary, the Parent-Teacher Association Alliance, Jobs Plus, the Excel Foundation and Concerned Businesses of North Idaho. Just 1 percent of those Bauman asked thought it would be a good idea to increase the levy amount while 68 percent were in favor of decreasing it, and 31 percent thought it should remain the same.
Question: Do you believe Superintendent Hazel Bauman’s inclusive approach to setting a levy amount guarantees its passage?
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Joker on February 24 at 8:35 a.m.
Considering the current economic climate, I believe no levy would pass. People aren’t going to impose a tax on themselves This one is doomed.
Cabbage Boy on February 24 at 8:46 a.m.
Is this a replacement levy?
Bauman’s approach at least shows they are getting the message. The schools need to tighten their budgets like everyone else. If they can show fiscal responsibility (and this is the first step, but just a step) then people will support the schools.
Charlie on February 24 at 8:54 a.m.
She spent two weeks polling “Community Groups”. Should she not have polled “Taxpayer/Homeowners?” To many homeowners find themselves upside-down in their mortgage to home value. Levy will probably fail because of the economy.
Aliasjax on February 24 at 9:16 a.m.
While I agree that the levy may indeed fail, it’ll be because of a growing anti-tax sentiment, call it push back, due to NIC’s recent decision to take forgone and anti-LCDC stuff moreso than due to the economy.
For this levy to pass the school district needs to make it crystal clear what happens if it doesn’t.
Cis on February 24 at 3:17 p.m.
Heck Cda is lucky…. East Bonner County school is asking for 10million + today. but it is for 2 years… you didn’t say how long the Cda one is for