school levies

Last week, communities across the state voted on whether to raise property taxes to support public services and facilities. Here’s a look at how some of those local issues fared.

Franklin County voters approved levies and bond issues for Bexley, Grandview Heights, Hilliard and New Albany-Plain Local Schools, but said no to school issues in the Groveport-Madison and Reynoldsburg school districts.

Ohio House Bill 920 is a little-understood state law from 1976 that essentially locks many school districts’ tax levies in at the same rate as when they were passed. Schools say it's causing them to go back to the ballot more than they should, while they struggle to keep up with rising costs.

The roughly $100 million generated annually will be split between about $40 million for operations and $60 million for facility improvements.

Columbus City Schools, Dublin City Schools, Canal Winchester Local Schools, Groveport Madison Schools and Madison-Plains Local School District are asking voters to approve levies and bonds in November.

The Marysville Exempted Village School District is planning a hiring freeze, elimination of all-day kindergarten, reductions in extracurricular assistants and the elimination of the TRI academy for specialized learning.

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