Park County School District: “Mill levy will be half of what it was 15 years ago”
Like other districts around the state, Park County School District is asking local voters to approve a bond issue on Election Day next Tuesday. Thanks to the Building Excellent Schools Today (BEST) Program, the district has the opportunity to leverage State monies of up to 50% of the total project with a local match through the passage of a bond initiative. Why is this BEST Program match more important than ever to kids?
The South Park folks have come up with a really effective way to convey the importance of the BEST Program match and of what’s driving Colorado’s school funding crisis:
Did you know?* In 1995, an owner of a $100,000 home paid $450 in school taxes; now in 2009, the owner of an average $220,000 home is paying $276! After a successful bond issue, owners will be paying $100 less in school taxes than they did almost 15 years ago.
* Over that same time span, the Park County RE-2 mill levy has decreased from 43.4 mills to 17.18 mills. After a successful election, the mill levy will be half of what it was 15 years ago.
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