District levy rise is below 1 percent

The Esko schools superintendent had good news for taxpayers Monday.

Superintendent Aaron Fischer told school board members the maximum levy for the Esko district would be an increase of only 0.77 of 1 percent. “And that means … you will have an under-1-percent levy increase for the taxpayers,” he said. After the meeting, Fischer explained the almost-zero increase was due to loans that were paid off and, “we just didn’t add a lot onto the new debt,” he said.

The total planned levy will be around $2.3 million from district taxpayers. Local governments set a maximum levy for 2025 at this time of...