LIBERTY -- The township board of education has decided to place a new five-year, 7.9-mill general

LIBERTY -- The township board of education has decided to place a new five-year, 7.9-mill general operating levy and renewal of a 0.9-mill permanent improvement issue on the March 2 primary ballot. The board made the unanimous decisions Tuesday.
The operating levy that will generate nearly $1.8 million annually, explained Superintendent Larry Prince, would be used for general expenses, including salaries; the renewal is to maintain the physical facilities and to buy computers.
Prince said the district is expected to end the current fiscal year that ends June 30 between $250,000 and $300,000 in debt.
He said reduced state funding that hasn't been addressed by the Ohio General Assembly is one reason for seeking the operating levy, along with inadequate reimbursement to educate students at Belmont Pines, a residential treatment facility in the district.