At the Sept. 9 meeting, the District 161 Board of Education continued a discussion about the proposed 2024-25 school year budget.
The board considered three options presented by Associate Superintendent Frances LaBella. The first option was to freeze the 2024 property tax levy and reduce budgeted revenues. The second option was to increase the property tax levy by a consumer price index (CPI) of 3.4% and keep budgeted revenues as they are currently. The third…
