NOSD plans referendum to save it from fiscal cliff

The Northern Ozaukee School Board on Monday took the extraordinary move to place a referendum on the April ballot asking voters to allow the district to exceed levy limits for the next five years to cover its operating expenses.

In doing so, the district became the first in Ozaukee County to take such action to avoid falling over the so-called fiscal cliff — the point at which districts can’t make ends meet because Covid relief funds are spent and their enrollment is declining, which means significantly less state aid.