<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1hDe0c_1FRs2GIV00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1hDe0c_1FRs2GIV00" width="1200" height="600" >BUHL, Idaho (KMVT/KSVT) — Buhl School District officials are asking voters to approve a renewed supplemental levy after state funding fell short of covering district expenses.Superintendent Angie Oparnico said the district’s levy has been set at $650,000 annually over the past two years. Officials are now seeking $1.25 million per year for the 2027–28 and 2028–29 school years.“It’s a vicious cycle that school districts are in to try to make ends meet,” Oparnico said.<h2>Levy funds staffing, transportation, and instructional supplies</h2>Oparnico said state dollars primarily cover salary and benefits, and are not enough to meet district needs.“We use those state dollars like I said are biggest portion of the budget are salary and benefits for people... with the expenses and the people and the programs... the requirements that we have... it’s not enough to meet all of our students needs and that’s where the supplemental levy really come in and help us,” Oparnico said.Of the levy total, $750,000 would go toward staffing.“That’s the most important thing, I think, in our school system are the people that are making everything happen. You know, our teaching staff, our paras, our support staff. So the biggest chunk of our supplemental levy will be towards staffing,” Oparnico said.The second largest portion of the levy, $300,000, would go toward transportation, funding day-to-day bus routes along with special education and extracurricular busing.“Transportation costs have continued to rise. You know, gas is $5 a gallon, over $5 a gallon, and that’s going to trickle down and affect what we can do with transportation,” Oparnico said.Another $200,000 from the levy would go toward curriculum and instructional resources, funding equipment and updated digital-learning software.If the levy does not pass in November, the district will attempt to pass it again during the May elections.“Because if we don’t have those dollars, we’re looking at pretty significant staffing cuts in our district. Because over the years, we’ve trimmed down basically everything that we can to try to put money into people and so if we don’t have that supplemental levy, it’s going to impact positions that we can’t afford to put in our district,” Oparnico said.<h2>Estimated tax impact</h2>According to a district tax-impact chart, the levy is estimated to cost $107.03 per $100,000 of taxable assessed value per year, before any tax breaks. The chart cites the Idaho Homeowners Exemption, which protects primary residences by exempting up to 50% of a home’s value, capped at $125,000, lowering taxable assessments.Based on current state tax relief rules, the actual cost to homeowners is expected to be about $8.92 per $100,000 of taxable value per year, as long as that relief program stays in place.For business and agricultural properties, the taxable market value per $100,000 carries a monthly tax rate of $8.97 and an annual tax rate of $107.62, or $8.92 with tax relief applied.</div></body>

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BUHL, Idaho (KMVT/KSVT) — Buhl School District officials are asking voters to approve a renewed supplemental levy after state funding fell short of covering district expenses. Superintendent Angie Oparnico said the district’s levy has been set at $650,000 annually over the past two years. Officials are now seeking $1.25...

Buhl School District asks voters for increased supplemental levy

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BUHL, Idaho (KMVT/KSVT) — Buhl School District officials are asking voters to approve a renewed supplemental levy after state funding fell short of coverin

Buhl School District asks voters for increased supplemental levy

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