BG school levy soundly defeated

Levy supporter Laura Wicks hugs Ann McVey, Superintendent of Bowling Green Schools in Grounds for Thought in Bowling Green, Ohio on May 7, 2013. The 6.75-mill continuing property tax levy was defeated Tuesday by a clear margin of 65 percent. (Photos: Enoch Wu/Sentinel-Tribune)

Bowling Green School District’s request for more operating money was soundly defeated Tuesday.
The final tally on the 6.75-mill property tax was 4,118 opposed and 2,174 in favor.
The defeat is a blow to the district that is trying to hold off an estimated $4.7 million budget deficit as of the 2014-15 school year.
Upon full collection in 2014-15, the property tax would have brought $3.945 million into the district’s coffers.
The board decided to try a property tax after an 0.75-percent income tax request failed in November.
The district has cut at least $2.5 million from its budget since the 2009-10 school year. This year its operating budget is $31.1 million.