Dist. 63: No Tax Hike Until 2016 At Least
District says expenses growing faster than revenues, but it does not expect to go to referendum until at least 2016 at the earliest.
When District 63 board members heard a "State of the District" report at their meeting last week, they heard some cautions that most Illinois school districts are worried about, money-wise. Those include the fact that state legislators may require school districts to pay the employee pension costs that the state can't, or won't, pay. Earlier: District 63 gearing up for challenges Also, District 63 salary negotiations with the union will soon begin, and teachers, teachers' assistants, secretaries and custodians will likely seek typical salary increases. Despite these probable increases in expenses, Dr. Scott Clay, the district superintendent, says careful monitoring of the district's finances means it is not going to be asking taxpayers…
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