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Poland’s May ballot to be heavy with school levies
Two school levies — a new one and a renewal — will appear before voters May 3.
The millage for both was announced at Monday’s school-board meeting at North Elementary.
A 4.9-mill, five-year additional emergency levy that would generate $1,875,000 annually was approved by a 3-1 vote.
Board members Elinor Zedaker, Richard Weaver and Dr. Larry Dinopoulos voted to put the levy on the ballot. Board member Robert Shovlin voted “no” and board president David Bennett was absent from the meeting.
In November, a 3.9-mill, five-year additional emergency levy failed.
Shovlin said he voted for the 3.9-mill measure and would have voted for it again, but disagreed with the increase. “I’m concerned with the change of the millage and the extra $2 million,” he said, referring to the estimated difference between the money generated over five years for each levy.