Voters asked about tax dollars for schools
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) – Several school districts used the primary on Tuesday to ask for tax dollars.
Perry Township, Beech Grove and Wayne Township sought more tax dollars to pay for additional transportation or expansion plans.The Perry Township questions and results were the following with 100 percent of the precincts reporting:
Question 1: Yes – 4,522 No – 3,947“For the seven (7) calendar years immediately following the holding of the referendum, shall the Perry Township Schools impose a property tax rate that does not exceed forty-two and twelve hundredths cents ($0.4212) on each one hundred dollars ($100) of assessed valuation and that is in addition to all other property taxes imposed by the school corporation for the purpose of providing funding to extend current academic and support programs and to continue essential transportation and building maintenance services at their current levels?”Question 2: Yes – 4.640 No – 3,798
“Shall the Perry Township Schools, Marion County, Indiana, issue bonds or enter into a lease to finance the 2016 Strong Schools Strong Community A+ Project in order to provide 89 classrooms for kindergarten through fifth grades, restrooms, cafeteria and kitchen spaces and middle school music areas to meet the currently anticipated student growth needs and plan for the future of the Perry Township community, which is estimated to cost not more than $50,000,000 and is estimated to increase the property tax rate for debt service by $0.1346 per $100 of assessed valuation?”
The Beech Grove Township questions and results were the following with 89 percent of the precincts reporting:
Question 1: Yes – 1,045 No – 324
“For the seven calendar years immediately following the holding of the referendum, shall School City of Beech Grove continue to impose a property tax rate that does not exceed thirty-five cents ($0.35) on each one hundred dollars ($100) of assessed valuation and that is in addition to all other property taxes imposed by the school corporation for the purpose of funding transportation, purchasing buses, student safety, maintenance of buildings and other educational needs of the school district?”Question 2: Yes – 1,039 No – 331“Shall School City of Beech Grove issue bonds or enter into a lease to finance the renovation of and improvements, including heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems, to Beech Grove High School, Beech Grove Middle School, South Grove Intermediate School and Hornet Park Elementary School, and the renovation and upgrade of the Beech Grove High School band and choir facility, which are estimated to cost not more than $8,800,000 and are estimated to increase the property tax rate for debt service by not more than fifteen cents ($0.15) on each one hundred dollars ($100) of assessed valuation?”
The MSD Wayne Township question and result was the following with 96 percent of the precincts reporting:
Question 1: Yes – 2,665 No – 1,509
“For the seven calendar years immediately following the holding of the referendum, shall the Metropolitan School District of Wayne Township impose a property tax rate that does not exceed thirty-five cents ($0.35) on each one hundred dollars ($100) of assessed valuation and that is in addition to all other property taxes imposed by the school corporation for the purpose of funding daily educational operations?”