Voters approved a replacement levy for the Morrow County School District during Tuesday’s (May 15) primary election, according to unofficial results from the Morrow County Elections Office. The approval will bring the District approximately $450,000 per year for the next five years with a tax rate of $1.00 per $1,000 assessed property value from tax payers. The levy replaced another levy that was approved by voters in 2009, which has allowed the District to maintain elective programs.
“We’re very appreciative of the voters in Morrow County for turning out to show their continued support for our schools,” said Dirk Dirksen, superintendent of the Morrow County School District.
Unofficial results indicate voters in Morrow County approved the levy replacement with 60 percent of the vote.
With the levy’s approval, tax payers will continue to pay the same tax rate as with the previous levy. The District will continue to be able to fund elective programs with the replacement levy, including elementary music and physical education, art, Vo-Ag, music, Spanish, business, technology and industrial arts.
For the third year in a row, both Riverside and Heppner high schools in the Morrow County School District were named to the U.S. News & World Report’s Best High Schools list for 2012.
