CG-Belgium district tax rate falls

The Cedar Grove-Belgium School Board approved its 2018-19 budget on Oct. 24, minutes after receiving unanimous support from a tiny crowd at the annual meeting.

Besides board members, who are all residents and allowed to vote at the annual meeting, only two staff members who live in the district voted on resolutions.

By a 9-0 vote at the annual meeting and then a 7-0 vote by the board, a tax levy of $5,611,159, which is the maximum allowed by law, was approved.

That is $1,921 less than last year’s levy, thanks to a decrease in voucher school costs.