Tax increase proposed for Milton schools
The lack of a teachers contract could end up costing Milton School District taxpayers this year.
District business manager Dianne Meyer is estimating the district’s tax levy will increase 12.6 percent in 2008-09, even though the district isn’t adding or changing any programs. She estimates the tax rate will increase 7.3 percent to $8.11 per thousand.
District voters will get the chance to vote on the preliminary budget at the annual meeting Monday, Aug. 18.
The increase all comes down to teacher contracts and state aid, Meyer said. The district set aside money for an increase in teacher salaries for 2007-08, but it didn’t spend that money because the teachers and district didn’t agree on a new contract.
To the state, it looks like Milton took in more money than it spent last year, so the state will give the district less aid in 2008-09, Meyer said.
The funding loss isn’t permanent: If the district settles on a contract in the next school year, the district will pay out the salary money it set aside, she said. It will then get more state aid in 2009-10 because it will look like the school spent more than it took in for 2008-09.
Read more in today's Janesville Gazette.
Aug 6, 2008 at 12:40 p.m.
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I got an idea: Shut down public schools. The conservatives will support it because then they can home school their kids and they won't be paying taxes on schools. The liberals will favor it because there won't be any school buses contributing to global warming.
Aug 6, 2008 at 9:12 a.m.
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I would like to Thank all the wonderful Teachers in Milton for helping to raise our taxes. What would we do without you?
Aug 6, 2008 at 8:44 a.m.
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mcs The proposed 08-09 mil rate is $8.11.
WW
Aug 5, 2008 at 8:32 p.m.
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Milton needs to reevaluate everything from their assumed growth to their public works project to their police department. They've been overbudget in some of these areas, and now I find they're overbudget in their school plans. Time to tighten our belt. Time to change our projections about the future. Growth no longer seems inevitable.
Aug 5, 2008 at 5:43 p.m.
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I'd like to know what the school tax mil rate is for the Janesville School Dist. The Milton School Dist. had a history of being quite a bit lower than Janesville School Dist. I don't know what it currently is. If anyone might have that info.
Aug 5, 2008 at 1:48 p.m.
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stevev...some of the people your crying to about you not having raises for two years are now unemployed. Look around...it's all a changin'
Aug 5, 2008 at 12:09 p.m.
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why dont the city take the money that the city of milton is wasting on side walks that nobody will use and use it somewhere else.. like helping with school taxes!!
Aug 5, 2008 at 11:31 a.m.
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People used to want to come & live in Milton because the schools are great! Now they are paying for it through the nose PLUS they get the lovely smell of the ethanol plant. Beverly Hills of Wisconsin? You must be sniffing the ethanol plant fumes a bit much?!?!?
Aug 5, 2008 at 11:29 a.m.
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Hey, it's only our kids and our future. Let's get the cheapest teachers we can.
Aug 5, 2008 at 11:21 a.m.
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And they should just add in the tax increase for the new high school they want to build. Times are tough and its time to pull in the purse straps.
Aug 5, 2008 at 11:17 a.m.
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Great....now I and the rest of Milton teachers who live in the district are getting doubly screwed.....no raise for over 2 years, not even QEO, and our taxes are going to go up.
Aug 5, 2008 at 10:13 a.m.
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Yes milton is the Beverly Hills of Wisconsin. The teachers are already over paid and under worked, it is a sad state of affairs
Aug 5, 2008 at 10:08 a.m.
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Just in case your interested, the Milton School District includes all of the city of Milton, part of the city of Janesville, most of the towns of Milton, Harmony, and Johnstown, and parts of the towns of Janesville, Fulton and Lima.
Aug 5, 2008 at 9:19 a.m.
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haha how long did it take you to come up with that one-liner. Stick to your crossword puzzles
Aug 5, 2008 at 8:21 a.m.
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I certainly wouldn't pay for your opinions...(opinionsforfree)
Great - take away our bus service & charge us more
Aug 5, 2008 at 8:08 a.m.
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I heard people in milton like high taxes
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