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*Yes Makes Cents for Students
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLN9yacb4dE
*Why is this needed now?
*Many schools in the county are facing serious immediate facility needs including:
*Safety and security improvements to buildings designed in a different era require expensive updating to support learning into the future.
*Energy-efficient heating and cooling systems are needed to keep our students in school.
*Other building and facilities enhancements are needed to modernize our schools to improve the educational environment for students.
*County-wide collaboration projects to better serve our entire community of student needs.
*This initiative addresses facility funding in a manner that shifts away from property taxes
*How can funds be used?
Eligible Uses
*New facilities
*Additions & renovations
*Land acquisition
*Ongoing maintenance
*Access & security
*Parking lots
*Roof repairs
*Access & security
*Energy efficiency
Ineligible Uses
*Salaries & overhead
*Textbooks
*Buses
*Detached furniture & equipment
*Operating costs
*How will funds be used in our
District?
*Improve school safety and security by upgrading and improving school entrances and overall district security
*Improving/remodeling existing buildings and classrooms
*Improving/remodeling fine arts/music & athletic facilities
*Use sales tax proceeds to reduce the reliance on property taxes to fund ongoing facility maintenance
*How do school facilities improve
the quality of education?
*The revenue provided by the sales tax will mean an improved learning environment with an emphasis on safety and security for students across the county.
*Buildings will be maintained to increase their future years of service to our community.
*This revenue will allow our schools to provide the facilities necessary to support a 21st Century education which is critical to ensuring that our students have the tools they need to compete in a changing economy.
*Retail sales that are NOT taxed
*Groceries – unprepared foods
*Prescriptions and over-the-counter medications
*Titled vehicles – cars, trucks, ATVs, boats, RVs, motor homes
*Farm equipment and parts
*Farm inputs
*Services
*“If it is not currently taxed, it will not be taxed.”
*Did you know?
*It is estimated that 30% of all sales tax revenue is generated by sales to people living outside of the county.
*Revenue generated for schools in our county is estimated to be $11.5 million.
*Revenue generated for our District would be $510 per student living in the county or $809,000.
*If we had passed the initiative in 2009, our schools would have had a combined $57.5 million in improved facilities or property tax debt relief.
*For our school this would have been $3,200,000.
*How does this effect property
taxes?
*Reduce:*Superintendents of the districts in the county have
pledged to reduce property taxes by not levying the fire prevention, safety, energy conservation levy (5 cents per 100 value).
*A District can also abate or decrease existing property taxes by using sales tax funds to pay off outstanding building bonds.
*Avoidance:*A District can avoid levying property taxes by
using sales tax funds to pay for facility projects that would have been paid for with property taxes.
*How will this benefit our local
economy?
*Jobs and economic growth
*Many projects funded by the sales tax will put local people to work and support local businesses in the county.
*Local control of funds
*Every school district will control how it uses the revenue through the elected school board members who represent each school community.
*How will this benefit our local
economy?
*Quality of life *Schools play an important role in attracting families to settle in our communities.
*Allows the county to compete with the curb appeal of Iowa Scott County Schools.
*This tax has been adopted by our surrounding counties (Mercer, Henry, Warren, Knox & Jo Daviess)
*In five years will their learning environment surpass ours?
*Will their curb appeal and increased academic and athletic facilities coax families to live and work in their communities?
*How will it appear on the
March 18th ballot?
“Shall a retailer’s occupation tax and service occupation tax (commonly referred to as a “Sales Tax”) be imposed in the Rock Island County at a rate of 1% to be used exclusively for school facility purposes?”
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