Posts Tagged ‘tax increase’
UPDATED: Cape Henlopen School District Referendum #2 Fails Again
UPDATED – 08:35pm – Cape Henlopen School District voters have denied the second debt service and operating expense referendum. Votes against – 4624Votes for – 4127 District voters denied the first referendum attempt by the District on March 26th. The District has to wait before they can try again to pass a referendum. State law…
Read MoreSecond Cape Henlopen School District Referendum Meeting on Monday, March 11 at Milton Elementary School
A meeting to discuss the upcoming Cape Henlopen School District debt service and operating expense referendum will be held Monday evening at 6pm at Milton Elementary School. The referendum is to propose a new tax rate to generate local revenue. The tax increase is less than originally expected – at $0.549 per $100 of assessed…
Read MoreWorcester County’s $201.28-million FY 2019/2020 Budget Approved
The Worcester County Commissioners have approved the FY 2019/2020 Operating Budget. The budget shows a 5.9% increase over the FY 19 budget, but reduces requested expenditures of $202.6-million by $1.5-million. The additional spending includes $4.5-million in additional fudning for other post-employment benefits for county and Board of Educaiton employees, $3.0-million for the BOE operating expenses…
Read MoreBerlin Council to Hold Public Meeting on Budget Issues March 26th
As Berlin town officials begin the budget process – the council is looking at possible increases in the taxes and water and sewer rates. They are looking at a possible tax increase to help beef up the town’s General Fund. District 2 Councilman Zack Tyndall tells WGMD that the water and sewer fund has been…
Read MoreIndian River School Board Sets 2019 Referendum Date
After passing a current expense referendum in March of 2017, the Indian River School District told voters they would be coming back for more funding. The district has now set the date for a Major Capital Improvement Referendum. Superintendent Mark Steele confirmed the date of Tuesday, February 5th during last week’s school board meeting. The…
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