The Funding Could Come From "Raising Our Revenue"

...or?
Zip. Zero. Zed. Zilch. Cero. 零

That's it.  No options.  Simpy YOUR tax dollars at work.  Other People's Money.

The school district desperately wants to spend an additional $219,000 for new initiatives next year, but insists that there is absolutely ZERO leeway in the projected revenues.
So they want to increase the tax levy by 0.5%.  Excuse us....by 0.45% to cover the cost.

How disingenuous! (To say the least).
When we last saw their slide show (July 18th) this the slide they used:

so...what has changed?  Why the sudden switch from " increase the tax levy..." to "funding could come from raising our revenue"?

What they mean is...

THEY WANT TO RAISE YOUR TAXES!

...they just have lost the stones to say that.  Instead, they hide behind the innocuous sounding "raise revenues".  Shee...AHH!  Like they're gonna hold a car wash for RTI!

Wisconsin Act 16 implemented revenue limits beginning with the 1993-94 school year. A district's revenue limit is the maximum amount of revenue that may be raised through state general aid and property tax for the General, Non-Referendum Debt (authorized after August 12, 1993), and Capital Expansion Funds, also referred to as Funds 10, 38, and 41 respectively. (Prior to 01-02, the Community Service Fund levy was included in the revenue limit.)

In July, district administration at least recognized that they could reduce other areas of the budget.  They didn't LIKE that idea...but it was at least on the table.  Now...at a salary of at least $125,000 each, all they can come up with is to raise taxes.

Board member John Welke rattled off several areas of the budget that added up to at least the amount needed to fund initiative #1.  None of the other board members or administrators denied the availability of that money.  But they wouldn't budge.

Folks....if you care about this, it seems that YOUR hand is being forced.  YOU only have one option left....to reduce the tax levy at the Annual Elector's Meeting.

Not to be all Henry Hopeless or anything....the budget still has not been presented to or approved by the full board.  There remains a slight chance that 4 board members can come together and direct administration to enact the top 2 critical initiatives WITHOUT increasing the tax levy.
But we're not holding our breath.