Riverview Preliminary Budget Includes Real Estate Tax Increase

Residents of Oakmont and Verona might be paying more in school taxes next year.

The Riverview School Board approved an $18.03 million preliminary budget on Monday. It includes a 0.6386-mill increase, upping the millage to 25.425 mills.

With the proposed tax increase, the owner of a $100,000 home would pay about $63 more next school year.

Though a preliminary budget has been approved, board members and administrators say they still have a lot of work to do.

"We still have a lot of areas to discuss," said board member John Hackworth. "The budget is certainly preliminary."

Officials have been tossing around several personnel changes and increases to the technology budget. For more information about those items, read this Plum-Oakmont Patch article.

Those items will be discussed at a June 4 public budget hearing, which will be held at 7 p.m. at the central administration board room, located at 701 Tenth Street in Oakmont. The public is invited to attend the meeting and make comments or ask questions about the proposed budget.

The preliminary budget will be on public display at the following locations:

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