Youngstown schools seek four-year levy

YOUNGSTOWN — City school district taxpayers will be asked to approve a four-year, non-renewal tax levy in November, instead of the five-year levy the district has tried unsuccessfully to get voters to pass three times.

The millage is still expected to be 9.5, enough to generate about $5.3 million in added revenue annually, enough to get the district out of deficit spending, school officials said.

School board members said they believe voters will find the shorter-term levy more palatable than a five-year taxing plan.

Youngstown has had to borrow some $25 million from the state to cover its budget deficits over the last two years and still owes about $18 million of that debt.

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