Three districts have tax questions

The Logan, San Jon and House school districts each will have similar property tax renewal questions on the ballot for the Nov. 2 election.

All three districts are requesting a two-mill tax, or $2 per each $1,000 of taxable net value of property, through the property tax years of 2027 for capital improvements.

Because each vote is a renewal of an existing tax, no increase in property taxes would result from its approval, the districts’ superintendents said.

San Jon Municipal Schools superintendent Janet Gladu said her district’s tax renewal, if approved, would be used for building repairs, remodeling buildings, equipment, district vehicles and computer hardware or software.

“Our voters are very supportive of our school. I have high confidence in it passing,” she wrote in an email.

If it doesn’t pass, Gladu said it would have “a major impact” on the district’s budget.

“We would still have to fix items that need to be repaired,” she wrote. “If needed, it would take us several years to save the monies to purchase new district vehicles (Suburbans, buses, etc.). It would also cause us to be behind on our technology implementation for students.”

Logan Municipal Schools superintendent Dennis Roch stated in an email the tax renewal, if approved, would be used for ongoing upgrades to classroom technology equipment, upgrades to lighting systems, roofing systems and HVAC systems and replacement of the older of the district’s two activity buses used to transport students to extracurricular events.

Roch expressed confidence that district voters would approve the measure.

“Logan Schools (and its students and staff) have been blessed to enjoy the strong support of the Logan community,” he wrote. “School leaders are optimistic that voters will continue to support our school by voting for the renewal of this key revenue source to maintain and improve school facilities.”

House Municipal Schools superintendent Bonnie Lightfoot said the district’s tax, if renewed, would be used to maintain our buildings and grounds, buy technology for student use or to purchase equipment.

She added in an email “it is not permissible to use these funds for school operations or salaries.”

“I anticipate the voters will support this question, as the community of House is very supportive of the school,” she wrote.

The Grady and Melrose school districts, largely based in Curry County but where part of their districts extend into Quay County, also have two-mill tax questions on the November ballot.

Melrose also has a $600,000 general-obligation bond on the ballot.