LCSD Board of Education voted to place

$4.9 Mill levy up for vote

By Chuck Gibson  

LOVELAND, OH (February 1, 2023) – The community of Loveland once again faces a school tax levy on the upcoming May 2, ballot.

On Tuesday night, January 31, the Loveland City School District (LCSD) Board of Education considered three different school operating tax levy recommendations: including a $4.2 mill levy, a $4.9 mill levy, and a $6.5 mill levy. They also could have declined to place any levy at all on the May 2nd ballot with the option of holding off until a November ballot. They voted in favor of placing a $4.9 mill levy on the May ballot for Loveland School voters to decide the future financial funding for operations.

The decision to place an operations levy on the ballot came on the eve of the deadline to place such a levy on the May 2nd ballot. Today, February 1, is the deadline to file with the board of elections.. The decision was made following multiple BOE work sessions, community “Town Hall” discussions and debate regarding any, and all options to fund operations and maintain high education standards for the LCSD students. 

This is the fourth levy campaign for Loveland Schools since November 2019. The three previous levies failed, with the most recent being a $4.9 mill levy this past November 2022. That levy failed by a narrow margin.

Watch for more about the current school tax levy here on Loveland Beacon

More on Loveland Schools at: www.lovelandschools.org