Board finalizes budget, increases salaries for classified employees

The USD 383 school board finalized its 2013-14 budget Wednesday. The $94 million budget contains a 52.464 mill levy, an increase of 2.019 mills from last year. Factoring in average valuation changes, the average homeowner will face an increase of property taxes from about $997 to about $1,070. A business property worth $500,000 would increase from about $6,300 ...