WH board moving forward with plan for new K-5 building
MONROE TOWNSHIP − The West Holmes Board of Education voted to move forward with its plan to construct a new elementary building for the West Holmes Local School District.
The board approved the resolution to reallocate 2.9 mills of its 4.5-mill levy within the10-mill limitation to a permanent improvement fund for permanent improvements, following the required public hearing held Thursday, Sept. 14, and include it on the revised tax budget.
The board gave its approval to revise the tax budget to permanently stop collection in 2024 (tax year 2023) on the $803,000 emergency levy currently collecting at 1.35 mills. The revision also permanently stops collection in 2024 (tax year 2023) on the $422,562 emergency levy currently collecting at .71 mills.
This reallocation will enable the district to construct the needed new building without raising taxes, Treasurer Jamie Mullet explained at last month's meeting.
The 2024 annual tax bill will decrease $25 per $100,000 in property value if no improvements/buildings were added to property in 2023, she said.
In accordance to the Ohio Revised Code, West Holmes Local Schools is requesting qualifications for professional design services to assist in the planning, design and construction of a K-5 building. Design services could include planning, programming, engineering, bidding documents and construction administration services.
New staff welcomed
Several of the new staff members in the district were on hand for a welcome presentation at Monday's meeting. Superintendent Eric Jurkovic had each of the teachers on staff introduce themselves and say what and where they taught.
High school staff members Joshua Phillips, Clay Miller, Ben Belden, Billie Jo Addair, and elementary teachers Alexander Looney, Anna Irwin, Paige Emick, Miranda Miller were in attendance. New custodian Sean Hoxworth was also in present.
"I've been around to most of your classrooms and have seen the exciting things going on," Jurkovic said. We're happy that you are part of our staff. Welcome aboard."
Other new staff members include: Brooke Wolfe, Emily Yankello, Blake Depinet, Kelsey Kenney, Terry Williams, Stephen Fowler, Paul Lambert, Brittany Akers, Doyle Burgett, Marnita Mast, Dezirae Wilcox, Jessica Vaughn, Luke Colopy, Courtney Shaffer, Joel Groff and Chad Troyer.
In other business, the board approved a resolution declaring the impracticality of transportation for students Kyler Medina, Gladys Medina, and Landon Medina to St. Mary’s School, 515 Beall Ave., in Wooster, and has agreed to provide the family payment in lieu of transportation in the amount of $1,100 per year.
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