CLARIFICATION - Notice of Proposed Tax Increase
Many property owners have recently, or will soon, receive a pink postcard in the mail outlining the proposed tax increase from Battle Creek Public Schools. The information on the postcard is misleading. An examination of a postcard from Madison County shows the 2021 Taxes incorrectly. The amount listed for the 2021 Taxes is for the General Fund and Building Fund, taxed at a rate of 0.801416 per $100 of valuation (0.722691 for General and 0.078725 for Building). The 2021 Taxes DOES NOT include the taxes levied for the Bond Fund, which is at a rate of 0.079005 per $100 of valuation. This omission shows a drastic under representation of the 2021 Taxes paid. The 2022 Estimated Taxes shows a figure for the General Fund, taxed at a rate of 0.700342 per $100 of valuation, the Building Fund taxed at a rate of 0.074983, AND the Bond Fund, taxed at a rate of 0.131889 per $100 of valuation.
To clarify, the total taxes for 2021 were set at 0.880421 per $100 of valuation and the total PROPOSED tax rate for 2022 is set at 0.907214 per $100 of valuation. This is an increase of 3%, or roughly $27 per $100,000 of valuation.
I have not seen a postcard for Pierce County to verify if the information is the same as Madison County.
If you have any questions, please call Battle Creek Public Schools Superintendent, Jake Luhr at 402.675.6905.