Measure for Denver schools would raise property taxes again

(The Center Square) – Denver residents may see their property taxes rise for a second consecutive year to help fund the city’s public schools, which operate on a $1.5 billion budget.

Residents will vote Nov. 3 on Denver Ballot Issue 4A, which seeks an additional $44 million in annual property taxes, with collection beginning next year. If the measure passed, every Denver Public Schools employee would get a raise of $1,750 a year, which would help with the cost of living in Denver, said Rob Gould, president of the Denver Classroom Teachers Association, a union…

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