{"id":10613,"date":"2013-06-05T13:21:48","date_gmt":"2013-06-05T19:21:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.flovalleynews.com\/?p=10613"},"modified":"2013-06-05T13:21:48","modified_gmt":"2013-06-05T19:21:48","slug":"ferguson-florissant-seeks-75%c2%a2-levy-hike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flovalleynews.com\/?p=10613","title":{"rendered":"Ferguson-Florissant Seeks .75\u00a2 Levy Hike"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>1<sup>st <\/sup>Tax Hike\u00a0 Request Since 1992<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Ferguson-Florissant School District\u2019s Board of Education has approved a measure to place a 75-cent tax levy on the Aug 6<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0 ballot. The last tax levy requested by the district was in February of 1992.<\/p>\n<p>Proposition A will ask voters to authorize an increase to the operating tax levy by 75-cents\u00a0 per $100 of assessed valuation for the purpose of paying general operating\u00a0expenses. If the proposition is approved, the adjusted operating\u00a0levy of the school district per one $100 of assessed\u00a0valuation is estimated to be $5.49 for residential and commercial real estate property and $5.49 for personal property. For the owner of a home valued at $100,000, the levy would result in a tax increase of approximately $11.86 per month or $142.40 per year.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to making the ballot decision, the board reviewed the results of a community survey conducted by Patron Insight which asked area voters for their opinions on a range of topics related to district performance and public perceptions. The survey responses indicated the concerns of the community that could be served by a tax levy.<\/p>\n<p>Proposition A will ask residents to support an increase in the operating tax levy to help the District maintain its programs and services to students and families. If approved, Proposition A will:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Maintain the number of staff positions to help the District avoid an increase in class sizes;<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0Maintain local Parents as Teachers and preschool programs;<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0Fund the increasing cost of technology, textbooks, and other instructional materials;<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Maintain programs, such as band and orchestra, vocal music, drama, fine arts, athletics, Celebrate Children, OASIS tutoring, extracurricular and summer programs;<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Allow all the schools in the district to remain open, rather than having to close a school to save funds;<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Ensure the district\u2019s ability to attract and retain highly-qualified staff.<\/p>\n<p>Ferguson-Florissant currently faces an $8 million deficit as a result of declining assessed valuations for residential and commercial property and decreased state funding. The District cut more than $800,000 from its 2012-2013 budget and reduced the 2013-2014 budget by more than $5 million to address the deficit, including a district-wide salary freeze.\u00a0 The District also suspended salary increases in the 2010-2011 fiscal year.<\/p>\n<p>Additional revenue is needed to avoid further cuts of more than $3 million in the 2013-2014 school year and beyond.\u00a0 These cuts may include reductions in staff, salaries, programs including fine arts, extracurricular activities and athletics, and transportation services. <em>(Information for this story was provided by Ferguson-Florissant District and its public relations director)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1st Tax Hike\u00a0 Request Since 1992 &nbsp; The Ferguson-Florissant School District\u2019s Board of Education has approved a measure to place a 75-cent tax levy on the Aug 6th\u00a0 ballot. The last tax levy requested by the district was in February of 1992. 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