The public hearing on the Turner school district budget will be held at 6:15 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 21, at the 800 S. 55th St., Kansas City, Kansas.
According to the proposed budget, the total mill levy will be 60.630 mills in 2018-2019 for those who live in the Turner school district, and that includes the district, the Turner Recreation Commission levy and recreation benefits levy. This compares to a total of 67.532 mills for 2017-2018 for the Turner school district and recreation.
The proposed budget states that the mill levy for district expenditures in the Turner district will be reduced from 60.553 mills in 2017-2018 to 53.630 mills for the 2018-2019 year. The proposed budget expenditures are $75.28 million in 2018-2019, as compared to $67.54 million in 2017-2018.
There was a 7.9 percent valuation increase on property in Wyandotte County, on the average, this year.
According to Turner budget information, Turner school taxes on a $100,000 home would be $570.75 for 2018-2019, as compared to $650.12 for 2017-2018, if the home’s assessed valuation remained the same.
For more Turner school district budget information, visit http://206.128.135.41/attachments/299fa2af-2d81-4b45-9b0a-e62111eaa493.pdf.