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I&nbsp;want to be clear about some language I&nbsp;understand has generated friction from my previous post regarding the upcoming issue 8 vote in Stow.&nbsp; I&nbsp;was quite intentional in referring to issue 8 as representing a "property tax increase". Property tax levies are time bound.&nbsp; Voters did not approve the existing levy in perpetuity.&nbsp; Currently, voters agreed to pay a levy through 2026.&nbsp; With no additional action, that levy expires.&nbsp; There is a levy expiring in 2026, but the school board is&nbsp;attempting to install a levy beginning in 2027 that does not currently exist.&nbsp;&nbsp;That is definitionally a tax&nbsp;increase. Currently, property taxes for the next 5 years are X.&nbsp; The school board wants it to be Y.&nbsp; Y &gt; X (Some astute, mathematically inclined observers may argue Y&nbsp;&gt;&gt; X&nbsp;is more appropriate, but let's keep it simple for now.) The taxes the school board wants are higher than the taxes that are currently approved, hence, issue 8 is a tax increase proposal.

Stow's Issue 8 very much IS a tax increase

I want to be clear about some language I understand has generated friction from my previous post regarding the upcoming issue 8 vote in Stow.  I...

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Stow's Issue 8 very much IS a tax increase