Wednesday, August 11, 1999
Middletown/Monroe schools seek levy renewal
BY SUE KIESEWETTER
Enquirer Contributor
MIDDLETOWN — Voters in the Middletown/Monroe schools will be asked Nov. 2 to renew a levy that pays for special education classroom services, transportation, building utility costs and instruction/library services.
The school board put the five-year, 8.02-mill levy on the ballot Monday at the recommendation of the district's School Finance Committee and Business Education Collaborative. It would not increase taxes.
Voters first approved the emergency levy, which raises $8.2 million annually, in 1990 at 11.45 mills. When it was renewed in 1995, the millage dropped to 9.5 mills. It will appear on the ballot at 8.02 mills, but probably will drop below 8 mills before collections begin in January 2001, said Edmund Pokora, schools' treasurer.
“This type of levy is used more for day-to-day operations,” said Mr. Pokora, who estimated it represents almost 15 percent of the district's $55 million general fund. “This will allow for a seamless transition between the levy expiring and the new one.”
The money would be spent each year as follows:
• $3.5 million for special education classroom services. About 43 percent of the levy proceeds would be used to help supplement state and federal funds to provide services to more than 1,800 children.
• $2.1 million, transportation. About 26 percent of the levy would be used to operate the district's fleet of 49 school buses that transport more than 6,000 children daily.
• $1.4 million, utilities. About 17 percent of the levy funds would be used for heat, water and other utilities at the district's 20 facilities.
• $1.2 million, instruction/library. The money is about 14 percent of the levy and would be used for librarians, newspaper and magazine subscriptions, reference materials, books and technology.
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