Many property owners have recently, or will soon, receive a pink postcard in the mail outlining the proposed tax increase from Elkhorn Valley Schools. The information on the postcard is incorrect. 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 only, taxed at a rate of .69520 per $100 of valuation. The 2021 Taxes DOES NOT include the taxes levied for the Bond Fund, which is at a rate of .153833 per $100 of valuation. This omission shows a drastic under representation of the 2021 Taxes paid. The 2022 Estimated Taxes shows a figure for BOTH the General Fund, taxed at a rate of .784267 per $100 of valuation AND the Bond Fund, taxed at a rate of .144020 per $100 of valuation.
So to clarify, the total taxes for 2021 were set at .849039 per $100 of valuation and the total PROPOSED tax rate for 2022 is set at .928287 per $100 of valuation. This is an increase of 9.3%, or roughly $80 per $100,000 of valuation.
I have not seen a postcard for Antelope, Pierce, or Boone Counties to verify if the information on those is correct.
If you have any questions, please call Elkhorn Valley School's Superintendent, Darin Hahne at 402-368-5301.