Voters In Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School District Approve Levy

BURNSVILLE, MN — On Tuesday, residents in Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School District 191 voted to increase school funding by $1.7 million. The measure will end the two currently operating levies and replace them with one levy of $1,900 per pupil — or the maximum allowed by state law — depending on whichever is less.

Monthly taxes are expected to increase for the average homeowner — someone who owns a home worth $250,000 — by $6.33, or $75.96 per year.

School officials say the new levy will the district receives adequate funding from the community as state aid continues to lag.

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The district says the new funding will minimize — though not completely eliminate — upcoming budget cuts. It will also continue the funding of mental health services, as well as support "the changes we began in 2016-17 to raise achievement for all our students and continue Vision One91."

Vote totals

Results provided by Minnesota Secretary of State Office. These results are preliminary and unofficial.

Approve levy?

Yes: 3252

No: 2053

7 of 7 precincts reported

Here is exactly how the question was presented to voters on the ballot:

SCHOOL DISTRICT QUESTION 1 (ISD #191)

APPROVE INCREASED REFERENDUM LEVY AUTHORIZATION

The school board of Independent School District No. 191 has proposed to revoke all of its referendum revenue authorization in the total amount of $1,516.03 per pupil, of which $291.56 per pupil expires at the end of taxes-payable year 2022 and the remaining $1,224.47 per pupil expires at the end of taxes-payable year 2027, and to replace this authorization with a single authorization in the amount of the lesser of $1,800.00 per pupil or the maximum authorization allowed by statute, representing an increase of up to $283.97 per pupil.

The authorization proposed in this ballot question would be first effective for taxes payable in 2020, and would increase annually by the rate of inflation as determined by statute, provided that actual referendum revenue authorization for any year would not exceed the statutory maximum for that year.

This authorization would be applicable for ten years unless earlier revoked or reduced as provided by law.

Shall the revocation and replacement of the referendum levy authorization proposed by the school board of Independent School District No. 191 be approved?

BY VOTING "YES" ON THIS BALLOT QUESTION, YOU ARE VOTING FOR A PROPERTY TAX INCREASE.