Fox C-6 School District residents have two more opportunities to learn about the proposed property tax increase that will be on the Aug. 8 ballot.
The district is seeking a tax levy increase of 92.07 cents per $100 assessed valuation.
Superintendent Paul Fregeau is scheduled to share information about the proposed increase at town hall meetings set for 6:30 p.m. Thursday, June 15, at Antonia Middle School, 6798 St. Luke’s Church Road, in Barnhart and at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 19, at the Fox C-6 Service Center, 849 Jeffco Blvd, in Arnold.
The district already held two town hall meetings on May 24 at the service center and on June 1 at Guffey Elementary School in unincorporated Fenton.
JP Prezzavento, communications and instructional technology coordinator, said about 30 people attended the first town hall meeting, which lasted about 45 minutes. About 10 people attended the second town hall meeting.
“I felt like it was received well,” Prezzavento said. “I think any time we have the opportunity to inform our community, in this case, about our financial picture and provide information about Prop I, I think it is a successful event.”
If the proposition, which stands for invest in our students, our school and our community, passes, the school district’s tax levy would increase from $4.2617 per $100 assessed valuation to $5.1824 per $100 assessed valuation, chief financial officer John Stewart said.
The current operating levy is $3.8716 per $100 assessed valuation, and with the tax increase, it would rise to $4.7923 per $100 assessed valuation, he said.
The district’s overall tax levy also includes 39.01 cents per $100 assessed valuation for the debt service levy, which would remain the same because the increase would be for the operating levy only, Stewart said.
If the tax increase is approved, a district resident with a home valued at $200,000 by the Jefferson County Assessor’s Office would pay an additional $349.86 per year, Stewart said.
District residents with a home the Assessor’s Office values at $200,000 currently pay a total of $1,619.45 in real estate taxes a year.
Fregeau said the district will pay an estimated $90,000 to have the proposition on the special August election ballot.
Prezzavento said he feels it is important for voters to attend the town hall meetings, watch the town hall meetings that are posted on the district’s YouTube channel or read about the proposed tax levy increase on the district’s Prop I website page.
“We try to provide information about the district and this ballot initiative that will help our community make an informed decision on Aug. 8,” he said.