PROPERTY OWNERS IN THE GRINNELL-NEWBURG SCHOOL DISTRICT LIKELY WON’T SEE AN INCREASE IN THE SCHOOL PORTION OF THEIR PROPERTY TAX.
SUPERINTENDENT EDIE ECKLES SAYS NEW FINANCIAL PROJECTIONS INDICATE THE ANTICIPATED BUDGET REDUCTION NEED IS NOT AS HIGH AS BEFORE. IN VIEW OF THAT, ECKLES AND BUSINESS MANAGER J. T. ANDERSON ASKED THE SCHOOL BOARD TO ADDRESS THE TAX ISSUE.
ECKLES SAYS THERE WAS ONE CONCERN THAT COULD DRIVE UP THE TAX RATE.
ANDERSON POINTED OUT AT WEDNESDAY’S BOARD MEETING THAT THE PROPERTY TAX RATE WAS INCREASED FIVE PERCENT LAST YEAR…AND THE DESIRE WAS TO HOLD IT STEADY. BOARD MEMBERS WERE IN AGREEMENT.
MEANWHILE, THE IOWA VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS ALREADY APPROVED A TEN-CENT REDUCTION PER THOUSAND DOLLARS VALUATION ON ITS PORTION OF THE PROPERTY TAX.
