Sioux Falls School Board adopts opt out – “School tax bill will decrease”

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) — The Sioux Falls School board has unanimously approved opting out of property tax limitations to meet the needs of next year’s budget.  But, the amount of the opt out will be smaller than last year, so the school’s portion of tax bills will be lower.  Dawn Marie Johnson chaired last night’s board meeting.  She says the district is required to publish the information under the heading “Notice of Tax Increase” – which calls misleading.  “This reduction will lower the school tax bill by 23% on a typical home.  Homeowners will not see an increase in school property taxes, they will see a decrease.”