Mar
18
2010
The Logan Elm Board of Education will ask voters to replace two expiring 5 year levies on May 4, 2010. These levies currently provide 17% of the district’s revenue for day-to-day operations. The tax rates will not change. The Board is asking for the same 1% income tax and 2.9 mill property tax rates. These levies will not build new school buildings. Planning for new buildings has been put on hold so these expiring levies can be replaced. The Board still believes building improvements are important but the continuing operations of the district are most critical right now. These two levies will solidify that financial foundation.
The first replacement levy is for the 1% income tax to only apply to “earned income” and will be for a continuing period of time. This would provide a tax break to retired senior citizens because retirement income, IRA distributions, alimony, profit from rental activities, and interest would be among the types of income no longer taxed.
The Substitute Emergency levy replaces the current 2.9 mill property tax originally passed in 1990. This existing levy provides $812,000 per year. It will also be for a continuing period of time.
Continuation of these levies is vital to fund our instructional and extracurricular programs, both now and into the foreseeable future. Replacing the expiring levies as described would put the district on solid financial footing and allow all of us, both in the community and schools, to focus on education instead of facing repeated costly elections. These levies simply meet the financial needs of the district as it attempts to provide quality education in the most cost effective manner.
BUILDING PLANS ON HOLD
Due to the need to replace the levies described above for daily operation of the schools, a levy to construct new buildings has been put on hold. We believe new buildings would be safer, accessible to children and adults with disabilities and more energy efficient than our current facilities. The Board has recognized the need to provide modern facilities with lower annual maintenance costs since 2000. We hope to ask the voters again in the future to approve a building plan that provides adequate student space in an environment that is safe and conducive for learning.
May
02
2009
The Presentations page has been updated to include the PowerPoint presentation from the Logan Elm High School Facilities Planning Committee Meeting held on Wednesday, April 29, 2009.
Apr
27
2009
The FAQ page has been updated with 7 additional questions and answers added.
Apr
23
2009
The FAQ page has been updated with 23 additional questions and answers added.
Apr
17
2009
The presentation from the Washington Facility Planning Committee Meeting held on Thursday, April 16, 2009 has been added to the Presentations page.
Apr
15
2009
The presentation from the Pickaway Facility Planning Committee Meeting held on Tuesday, April 14, 2009 has been added to the Presentations page.
Apr
11
2009
The FAQ page has been updated with 11 questions and answers.
If you have any questions, please send an email to questions@loganelmschools.com. All questions will be answered in a timely manner and will be posted on this page.
Apr
10
2009
Updates to the Facility Planning Committee website include:
Building Assessments – click on the Reports tab
Master Plan Options Considered by the Facility Planning Committee – click on the Reports tab
PowerPoint presentations from the Salt Creek and Laurelville Community Facility Planning Committee Meetings – click on the Presentations tab
If you have any questions, please send an email to questions@loganelmschools.com. All questions will be answered in a timely manner and will be posted on a FAQ page.
Apr
01
2009
Welcome to the Logan Elm Facility Planning Committee Website. This site will be the communication link to the community on the progress of the Facility Planning Committee. We will provide information from the meetings, as well as PowerPoint presentations, pictures from our facilities, pictures from newly constructed facilities and master plans.
Please check back regulary for updates, or subscribe to receive updates if you are using an RSS reader.
If you have any questions, please send an email to questions@loganelmschools.com. All questions will be answered in a timely manner and will be posted on a FAQ page.
