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The School District's 2011-12 Budget At A Glance
- The district’s $61,039,000 budget is up $1,353,500 or 2.27 percent from last year’s $59,685,500 spending plan.
- The budget is supported by a $56,829,239 tax levy, which is up $1,111,890 or 2 percent from last year’s $55,717,349 levy.
- The proposed tax rate of $1.558 is up five cents from last year’s rate of $1.508, an increase of 3.32 percent.
- On a home valued at $312,700 – the township average – the 2011-12 tax bill would be $4,871.87, an increase of $156.35 over last year’s $4,715.52 bill.
- There is a proposed second question, asking voters to foot the bill to retain the six custodial positions cut under the budget. It would raise the tax rate an additional $.004 cents to $1.562. That would bring the tax bill on the average home assessment to $4,884.37, an increase of $12.50 over the budget alone.
- The budget cuts two administrative positions
- No student programs are cut
- It spends $1.8 million on roofing at the three elementary schools and the high school, in addition to a $200,000 gym floor replacement, 40 percent of which is covered by state grants.
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