Orono residents could pay second-lowest school taxes in county for 2011
Several fiscal factors signal positive outlook.
In tough economic times for public schools, the Orono School District is trying to keep school taxes for residents among the lowest in Hennepin County. The district, outlining the 2011 proposed tax levies for property owners in 14 Hennepin County school districts, found that residents within the Orono School District will likely pay the second-lowest school taxes in the county. “One of the key elements to keeping school taxes down is that we’ve tried to be extremely conservative with operating and capital projects and the levies we sought from our voters,” School Board Chairman John Malone said. “We’ve tried to be conservative in what we’ve asked for.” The district compared tax levies for residences with a $300,000 market value. In Orono…
