TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) — During Monday night’s Vigo County School Corporation Board meeting, members will decide if a referendum will be included on the November ballot.
The referendum would allow voters to decide if property taxes should be raised to provide funds for the school corporation which has had a budget deficit since 2016.
If approved by the board, the following question would appear on the November ballot:
For the eight (8) calendar years immediately following the holding of the referendum, shall Vigo County School Corporation impose a property tax rate that does not exceed sixteen and twenty-two hundredths cents ( $0.1622) 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 safe transportation of students, to maintain safe and secure schools, reduce class sizes and attract and retain the very best teachers and staff for our children?”
According to Superintendent Robert Haworth, if the referendum passes it would mean property owners with a home value of $100,000 would pay around $53 more per year in property taxes.
Following the meeting, the third in a series of community conversations regarding the referendum will be held.
