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2026-27 budget adds a new building tax; total tax request about $4 million
What happened
The board adopted the 2026-27 budget and tax request on September 14, 2026 by 5-1, with Derner voting no. The general fund budget is $4.86 million, up $51,387 for insurance and salaries. The total tax request is $4,008,230: the general fund request fell $352,978, the building fund rose $100,586, and a new capital-project levy asks for $247,475. The total levy is about 47.9 cents per $100 of value.
Why it matters to families
Property owners will see new tax lines for the building borrowing even as the general fund levy drops.
The evidence
September 14, 2026 budget hearing agenda: "Tax Asking - TOTAL = $4,008,230 / General Fund $3,036,648 - decrease $352,978 / Special Building Fund $724,107 - increase $100,586 / QCPUF (NEW) $247,475 ... Mill Levy - TOTAL = $0.478603." Budget adoption minutes: "Derner - nay ... Motion carries."
The source
Budget hearing agenda, September 14, 2026See the full record for Wheeler Central Public Schools.
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