Maple Grove Senior High To Host Meeting On 2022 Referendums

Maple Grove MN

13 April, 2022

1:27 PM

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MAPLE GROVE, MN — Officials from the Osseo Area Schools system are set to host a meeting April 19 at Maple Grove High School to detail the district's two funding requests that will appear on ballots Nov. 8. Residents in the district are being invited to join the meeting, which starts at 6 p.m. Tuesday in the high school's cafeteria. Officials will deliver a presentation on their hopes to increase Osseo Area Schools' operating and capital-project levies before a question-and-answer session, according to the district. Tuesday's meeting will also be streamed on YouTube, officials said. Osseo Area Schools To Put 2 Funding Requests On November Ballots The Osseo Area Schools system is asking voters to approve an increased operating levy that would provide the district with $8 million more each year for individualized learning, students' mental health needs and "other critical classroom supports." The district is also seeking approval of an increase in its capital-project levy to upgrade classroom learning technology and infrastructure. If approved in November, the new levy for technology would generate about $11.1 million annually for Osseo Area Schools, which would also help the district increase school security systems and create spaces for digital learning, officials said. Osseo Senior Wins Gold Medal In National Art Competition Officials said a homeowner whose property is worth $250,000 — the average value of a home in the district — would see a tax increase of less than $9 per month, according to officials. The two funding requests on the Nov. 8 ballots make up the first phase of the district's "Building a Better Future" plan, officials said. The second phase of the plan will focus on facility upgrades. Informational meetings are also scheduled for May 3 at Park Center Senior High School and May 17 at Osseo Senior High School. REGIONAL NEWS: Avian Flu Confirmed In Mallards In Hennepin, Anoka Counties: USDABoy Hit By Motorcycle After Getting Off School Bus: Edina PoliceMaple Grove Police Donate Body Armor, Vests To UkraineMaple Grove Eliminates 9 Precincts After 2022 Redistricting