Voters In Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan School District Pass Levy

EAGAN, MN — Voters in Rosemount, Apple Valley, and Eagan approved a new levy that will bring more funding for Independent School District 196. The measure will end the current levy of $940 per pupil — approved in 2013 — and replace it with a new 10-year levy for $1,567 per pupil, an increase of $627 per pupil.

According to the school district, the new levy will raise $19 million more per year. Taxes for the average home in the district — valued at $286,500 — will amount to a $25 per month increase, or a $300 per year increase.

Sachin Isaacs, Jackie Magnuson, Joel Albright, and Cory Johnson are the projected winners of the District 196 school board race.

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Vote totals

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

School Board Member elections (elect 4)

• Sachin Isaacs: 7091
• Gary Huusko: 4875
• Jackie Magnuson: 8816
• Rebecca Gierok: 4372
• Joel Albright: 8379
• Cory Johnson: 5849
• Maggie Bruecken: 4415
• Kristin Schaub: 3320
• Angela Noonan: 3156
• Curtis Henry: 4180
• Hannibal Smith: 2412
• Laura Holm: 4096
• Write in: 573

Approve levy?

Yes: 14380

No: 8171

14 of 14 precincts reported

Why another levy?

District officials say more funding is needed to avoid budget cuts of up to $18 million over the next two years. With the new levy, the district plans to undo recent staffing cuts, increase mental health support staffing, and restore after-school activity bus transportation at all district middle schools and high schools.

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

SCHOOL DISTRICT QUESTION 1 (ISD #196)

Revoking Existing School District Referendum Revenue; Replacing With New Authorization

The board of Independent School District No. 196 (Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan), Minnesota has proposed to revoke all of the School District's existing referendum revenue authority of $939.67 per pupil and replace it with a new referendum revenue authorization of $1,566.67 per pupil (an increase of $627 per pupil), subject to an annual increase at the rate of inflation.

The proposed referendum revenue authorization would be first levied in 2019 for taxes payable in 2020 and applicable for ten (10) years unless otherwise revoked or reduced as provided by law.

Shall the revocation of the existing referendum authority and the replacement with a new referendum revenue authorization proposed by the board of Independent School District No. 196 (Rosemount-Apple Valley- Eagan), Minnesota be approved?

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