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LT Approves Levy Estimate

District 204 school board members approved a 3.54 percent tax levy increase at a Nov. 21 meeting.

District 204 board members announced a plan on Nov. 21 to approve a 3.54 percent tax levy increase.

The board has only approved a proposal for the tax levy which will be discussed in more detail at the board's Dec. 16 meeting at .

The total levy is expected to rise $1.9 million to $59.6 million in 2011 over last year's levy of $56.7 million.

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According to the board, the levy is less than many other schools are doing in the area. Other schools were looking for a 4.99 percent increase, they said, to be just below the Truth in Taxation limits.

The percent increase this year is also below last year's requested increase of just over 8 percent.

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