Local measure · Lake County

Lake County School District Lake County School District Ad Valorem Tax for Teacher Pay and School Safety

What your vote means

YES

A YES vote sets a school property tax of up to 1 mill for four years starting in 2027, for teacher pay, school safety and mental health.

A NO vote means this up-to-1-mill school tax is not approved.

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This asks voters to approve a school property tax of up to 1 mill for four years starting in 2027. The current voter-approved school tax is 0.75 mill. source: midfloridanewspapers.com
The current 0.75 mill pays for school safety and student mental health; the added 0.25 mill would go to teacher pay, recruiting and keeping teachers. source: mynews13.com
The money is shared with charter schools by enrollment and watched by an independent citizen review committee. source: midfloridanewspapers.com
Money: 1 mill = $100 a year on a $100,000 taxable home (Illustration only); this is 0.25 mill (about $25 per $100,000) more than the current 0.75-mill school tax. source: lakeandsumterstyle.com

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Anthony Sabatini, Lake County Commissioner (lone no vote on placing it on the ballot): "I'm opposed to the underlying ordinance and what the school board wants to do." source: midfloridanewspapers.com

No public record found of a campaign committee or campaign money for either side.

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