WALKER-HACKENSACK-AKELEY SCHOOLS TRY AGAIN

Voters in the Walker Hackensack Akeley School District will go to the polls on February 12th for a second operating levy attempt this winter. The district's last attempt to raise money failed in mid-December. The ballot measure would increase the school's per-pupil spending by $550 for the next eight years. A taxpayer who owns a $150,000 home would see a property tax increase of $97 per year. The district is in statutory operating debt. The school board has promised to get out of SOD by 2010 and have money in reserve the year after.