FAIRFIELD — Voters in Fairfield Schools will be asked May 8 to approve an additional operating levy of 2.5 to 2.9 mills to maintain programs and avoid a deficit within the next two years.

        The Fairfield Board of Education on Thursday agreed to put a levy on the ballot, but won't determine the exact millage until its Feb. 15 meeting. A 2.5-mill levy would bring almost $2.5 million annually to the district, while 2.9 mills would raise almost $2.9 million annually, said John Pennell, administrative assistant for business.

        “It's not for a Cadillac program,” said Superintendent Robert Farrell. “It's to keep the good program we have and enhance it just a little bit.”

        Included in projections is the addition of 29 employees over the next three years, said consultant Dean Horton, retired Mount Healthy Schools superintendent.

        A 2.5-mill levy would cost the owner of a house with a market value of $100,000 about $77 in new taxes each year. A 2.9-mill levy would cost that same homeowner about $89 annually, Mr. Pennell said.

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