The Black River School District is already cutting its budget to the bone because of recent levy failures, but will have to try to find a way to keep operations going despite another levy failure. The school district had two different issues on the Nov. 8 ballot. Issue nine was a .75 percent income tax […]
The Black River school district has been struggling, and after Tuesday’s levy failure, things are only going to get worse. The 7.5-mill, five-year emergency levy failure means additional cuts, and higher fees for different programs. Final calculations of the voting showed 68.7 percent voted against the levy, while 31.3 percent supported it. For the full […]
The Black River school district has been scraping at the bone, trying to find ways to survive each year. Several cuts have already been made, and if the levy fails during the Aug. 2 special election, the cuts will remain. High school bussing will not be reinstated if the levy fails, said school treasurer Connie Hange. […]
No one involved with the South Lorain County Ambulance District wanted to get their hopes up too high before last week’s election just in case an operating levy didn’t pass. But the ambulance district levy passed, and fairly easily with 1,604 votes (69.47 percent) in favor, and 705 votes (30.53 percent) against it. Ambulance district […]
After several failed attempts to pass a levy, everyone in the Wellington school district can breathe a sigh of relief. Many considered Tuesday's election to be a do-or-die moment for the school district. A levy failure meant more cuts for a school district already cutting at the bone. However, everything turned around Tuesday night for the […]
Nobody in the Wellington school district is overly confident about the May 3 levy, but they are still hoping for a positive outcome. Superintendent Francis Scruci knows economic times are tough, but he’s hoping voters will help the schools and vote in support of the levy. “You can’t go in overconfident,” Scruci said. “I commend the […]