operating levy

Two area school districts are hosting public meetings on their operating levies.

Voters in the Sauk Rapids-Rice school district will be going to the polls in November. Last (Monday) night the school board approved putting two operating levy questions on the ballot.

Voters in the ROCORI school district will be going to the polls on November 8th. Last (Monday) night the school board voted to put two operating levy questions on the ballot.

The ROCORI school board will decide tonight (Monday) whether to put two operating levy questions on the November ballot. Superintendent Scott Staska says, if approved by the board, the first question would ask the voters to renew a $300,000 levy that is set to expire.

Sauk Rapids-Rice is one of several school districts across the state considering asking their voters to raise their own taxes. Sauk Rapids-Rice is one of just 36 districts in the state that doesn't currently have an operating levy.

A new survey suggests residents in the Sauk Rapids-Rice school district would be willing to increase their own property taxes. However, a majority of the respondents either work in the district or have students in the district. In general, 65% of the participants supported an increase in property taxes to maintain class sizes, provide additional transportation, and update student technology.

Are the residents of Sauk Rapids and Rice willing to raise their own taxes for school district programs? The school board will go over the results of a survey on the issue, during their meeting tonight (Monday).