District 118 taxpayers will see their taxes reduced this year.
The decision came after school board members voted Friday afternoon to abate construction bonds that were issued in 2016.
Next year’s tax rate percentage will decrease to 5.31 percent, which is down from 5.67 percent this year.
Board members approved the tax levy after they also voted to abate qualified school construction bonds by $147,349. The total amount of bonds that were issued four years ago was $3.37 million.
Board Vice President Dr. Randal Ashton says that “any relief for our taxpayers is going to be absolutely wonderful.”
District Superintendent Alicia Geddis also says parents were split evenly on a recent survey regarding the learning method for the second semester. About half the parents want to see a hybrid of in-person and remote learning, while the other half want full-remote.
She said during the regular board meeting Wednesday night that the district has a transition team in place to decide second semester learning.
District 118 is fully remote until January 11th. The second semester begins January 25th.
