Residents in the town of Munster will likely vote on May 2 on a two-question request from the School Town of Munster to raise school corporation taxes to cover both a proposed $48 million facilities improvement program and additional operating funds to cover the anticipated impact of revenue cuts from the state. The last time that Munster voters approved a school tax increase referendum was in 2013.
Superintendent Jeffery Hendrix was on "Regionally Speaking" on Monday to explain in detail what will be done with the additional funds, should voters approve the referenda.
He also said the impact on Munster town property taxpayers won't be as dramatic as first imagined: with both referenda, Hendrix anticipates an increase of only 9 cents per $100 assessed valuation on residents' tax bills. Here is the conversation.
