A New Levy On The Ballot

Swanton Local Schools voters will decide next week…whether to approve a substitute levy that would mean no increase in taxes on current property. The five-year, 3.4-mill proposal would replace an emergency levy that originally passed at 6.9. Proponents say the first year of the substitute levy generates the same dollar amount as the emergency levy. Beginning the second year, the substitute will have incremental increases based on the new homes, new commercial buildings or additions to existing properties, added to the school district.