SchoolsWednesday, November 4
Fargo voters approve a 10-year excess mill levy for public schools
The Daily Fargo team
If you have a kid in Fargo Public Schools, or just pay property taxes here, this one's for you. The levy passed with 62.98% of the vote, with all 17 Cass County precincts reporting.
Fargo's school levy passed with 62.98% of the vote
All 17 Cass County precincts reporting
Fargo Public Schools excess mill levy
Source: Valley News Live
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| Race | Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fargo Public Schools excess mill levy | Yes, won | 18,305 | 63.0% |
| Fargo Public Schools excess mill levy | No | 10,759 | 37.0% |
The measure doesn't increase the district's taxing authority. It lets the district levy up to 110 general fund mills starting Dec. 31, 2027, when a 127-mill levy approved in 2017 expires. Before the vote, the district said it wasn't asking for a budget increase.
“We're going to see an increase in class sizes, and we would also see a reduction in the amount of programs that we can offer.”
$2 to $2.5 millionestimated yearly budget gap if the levy had failed
A no vote would have frozen district property tax revenue at 2027-28 collections until statutory limits caught up around 2042.
Source: Valley News Live
- Length: up to 10 taxable years without reauthorization
- Starts: Dec. 31, 2027
- Miscellaneous and tuition fund mills continue outside the measure
Sources: Valley News Live, KVRR