MONTPELIER — The Vermont House has given final approval to increases in the statewide school property tax.
Thursday’s action — if the Senate concurs — means the statewide school property tax will go up 5 cent, to 94 cents per $100 of value for primary residences. Commercial and vacation properties will see their rate climb 6 cents, to $1.44.
The action came after lawmakers rejected a proposal from Rep. Heidi Scheuermann (“Sherman”), a Stowe Republican, to scrap Vermont’s current school funding system.
Scheurermann’s amendment called for creating a new school funding system by the 2015-2016 school year. It was replaced by one offered by Rep. William Lippert, a Democrat of Hinesburg, that calls on the House Ways and Means Committee to study Vermont’s school funding system and recommend improvements.
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When will the house (and senate) get the message we are taxed enough already? When will they realize the ability of the population paying the taxes is very close to the end of their ability? Why was Vermont one of only two states in all America to loose population?No jobs here and high cost of living??
Democrats better take a class in economics and budget reduction.We can not sustain all the “I WANTS”
@hillfarmrvguy
Blame the liberal idiots who elected scumlin governor twice. Everyone knows that is his MO, raise taxes on everything!
This is just the beginning and it is forcing people to move out of state. The liberals just tax and spend and until their is balance in Vermont, it will continue to get worse.
Enough already with raising taxes! I will say this over and over and over, let families use their tax money to send their kids to private schools. It would be cheaper for towns like Rutland Town to let parents spend THEIR own money on tuition to MSJ than it is to send kids to RHS. It has nothing to do with separation of Church and state. It has everything to do with throwing money away on our failing public schools. They use the excuse of separation of Church and state when it benefits the state. Property owners are takijg a beating. Time for a better plan!