Measure 2-160 - Renewal of current five-year local option tax for school operations

Summary

This measure renews the Corvallis School District's local option tax, originally passed in 2006 and previously renewed in 2010, 2016, and 2022. The current local option tax expires June 30, 2027. If approved, the current tax rate of $1.50 per $1,000 of assessed value will remain unchanged for five years, beginning in fiscal year 2027-28. The tax revenue will be used to maintain current educational service levels and operations across the district. Specifically, funding supports: Elementary teachers for music, physical education, and art; Vocational and technical education programs; Classroom teachers to sustain or reduce class sizes: School counselors and instructional coaches; Extracurricular athletics and student activities. Approval of this measure is projected to raise approximately $61.8 million over the five-year period. Without this local option tax revenue, the district estimates it would need to reduce its annual operating budget by approximately 10 percent, equivalent to roughly 67 full-time teaching positions.

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