Boise trustees have OK’d a big increase in the school property tax rate — an estimated 18%.
Boise will collect an additional $30.4 million in property taxes this year. School officials say the district needs this money to continue important programs, such as all-day kindergarten and free breakfasts for all K-12 students, despite state and federal funding uncertainties.
The increase widens a stark property tax gap between Idaho’s two largest school districts — Boise and West Ada — and illustrates dramatic policy differences between the adjoining Treasure Valley districts.
Boise’s tax bill
First, here are the bottom-line impacts, for the district and for taxpayers…