STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Colo.—The Steamboat Springs School Board has decided not to ask voters to consider a property tax increase in November.
The district has cut its budget each of the past three years, including a more than $732,000 in the 2011-2012 fiscal year.
That’s about 3.5 percent of its budget, according to Steamboat Today.
The School Board first started discussing in April whether to ask voters to consider a tax increase, or mill levy override, to generate about $900,000 additional revenue annually. The district would have used the funding to address the statewide K-12 budget cuts it expects to continue in future years.
School board member Lisa Brown said there is no strong case for a mill levy override because of the recession.
