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USD 415 board approves amended budget

By Greg Bebermeyer

09/13/2024

(KNZA)--The Hiawatha School Board in a special meeting Wednesday evening approved an amended budget for 2024-25 that calls for a one mill levy increase.

That came after the board on a 4-3 vote approved a motion by board member Mitch Brown to reduce the capital outlay levy from 5.5 mills to 5.25 mills.

Joining Brown in approving the motion were board members Ian Schuetz, Brooklyn Schuetz and Jacquie Spihlmann. Voting against the motion were Griff Howard, Ryan Patton and Roni Tietjens.

Following a hearing on the budget Monday evening, a motion by Ian Schuetz to reduce the capital outlay levy to 5.05 mills but otherwise approve the budget as presented failed on a 3-3 tie vote, with Spilmann absent.

The board agreed to hold a special meeting Wednesday evening when seven board members would be present.

Those board members in favor of keeping the capital outlay levy at 5.5 mills cited the large amount of facility issues the district needs to take care of. Those in support of reducing the levy didn't want to see the full increase passed to taxpayers in one year but rather incrementally.

The capital outlay levy had been lowered from 6 mills to 4.1 mills last year to provide some tax relief to residential property owners.

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