![District 742 Planning to Raise Taxes by $3.1 Million in 2015 [AUDIO]](http://townsquare.media/site/67/files/2014/08/North-Junior-High-2.jpg?w=980&q=75)
District 742 Planning to Raise Taxes by $3.1 Million in 2015 [AUDIO]
ST. CLOUD - The St. Cloud area school district is planning to raise taxes by $3.1 million in 2015 in order to pay for expansion of several local schools and an energy program upgrade.
District 742 executive director of business services, Kevin Januszewski says the money will be used to expand three schools, expand the Apollo High School kitchen and also to build a replacement building for Roosevelt in 2016.
Expanding and upgrading Clearview Elementary, Kennedy Community School and North Junior High is now expected to cost at estimated $17 million. The expansions are scheduled to be completed in time for the 2015 school year.
The tax increase for an owner of a $150,000 home is expected to be around three dollars a month.
The tax money will also be used for the energy efficiency program. The district will replace steam boilers and do other projects that will reduce utility costs by about $8 million. Januszewski says the energy upgrades will save the district money, which it will use to pay off bonds.
The tax proposal will be presented and discussed during the school board meeting on Thursday night at 7:00 p.m. at St. Cloud City Hall.
More From AM 1240 WJON
![Costco Membership Prices To Increase; The Dogs Are Staying Put](http://townsquare.media/site/66/files/2024/07/attachment-IMG_20240711_084631608_HDR.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Ammo Vending Machines Are Real, So Are They Coming To MN?](http://townsquare.media/site/65/files/2024/07/attachment-Image-Credit-American-Rounds-via-YouTune-Canva.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Need Gas? Avoid These States If You Are On A Road Trip This Summer!](http://townsquare.media/site/65/files/2024/07/attachment-Image-Credit-Georgia-De-Lotz-and-Erik-Mclean-via-Unsplash.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![St. Cloud Native Making A Difference In Flooded Waterville](http://townsquare.media/site/65/files/2024/07/attachment-Waterville-Minnesota-Google-Maps.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Time’s Running Out to Save Money on a Valleyfair Silver Pass](http://townsquare.media/site/66/files/2023/05/attachment-Soak-City-Valleyfair.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![District 742 To Host AI Thought Leaders Summit](http://townsquare.media/site/67/files/2024/06/attachment-steve-johnson-ZPOoDQc8yMw-unsplash.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Wheels On The St. Cloud School’s Book Bus Rolling Into Summer](http://townsquare.media/site/67/files/2024/06/attachment-Copy-of-Book-Bus-photo.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Have You Heard? The Red Rooster Crowned Top Bloody Mary Again](http://townsquare.media/site/65/files/2024/03/attachment-Image-Credit-Google-Maps-misunderstood-whiskey-via-unsplash.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![CHOAD RAGE: Minnesotans Now Consider Fast Food a ‘Luxury’](http://townsquare.media/site/66/files/2024/05/attachment-1.jpg?w=980&q=75)