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Osseo Area Schools To Detail 2022 Referendums At May 3 Meeting
The district is asking voters to approve increases for its operating and capital-project levies in the Nov. 8 election.
BROOKLYN PARK, MN — Officials from the Osseo Area Schools system are scheduled to host a meeting Sunday night at Park Center Senior High to provide residents with details and answer their questions about the district's two funding requests.
The district is asking voters to approve an increased operating levy that would provide the district with $8 million more each year for individualized learning, students' mental health needs and "other critical classroom supports."
Officials are also seeking approval of an increase in the district’s capital-project levy to upgrade classroom learning technology and infrastructure. If approved in November, the new levy for technology would generate about $11.1 million annually for Osseo Area Schools, officials said.
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Officials have said the district would need to cut about $4 million in spending each year if voters do not approve the referendums.
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Residents are invited to join Sunday’s meeting, which starts at 6 p.m. at Park Center Senior High. Officials will deliver a presentation on the Osseo Area Schools' operating and capital-project levies and funding requests before a question-and-answer session, according to the district.
The two funding requests on Nov. 8 ballots make up the first phase of Osseo Area Schools’ "Building a Better Future" plan. The second phase of the plan will focus on facility upgrades.
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A homeowner whose property is worth $250,000 — the average value of a home in the district — would see a tax increase of less than $9 per month, according to officials.
The district is also planning to host an informational meeting May 17 at Osseo Senior High School.
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