HPS may ask for tax increase

The Havre school board will decide Tuesday whether to ask voters on May 4 for permission to raise taxes.

The proposed levies would raise a total of about $155,000 for Havre Public Schools. In Elementary School District 16, the increase would be $47,202, or about 3.22 mills, for the general fund. In High School District A, the increase would be $107,847, or about 6.32 mills, for the general fund.

For someone with a $100,000 property inside the boundaries of both districts, that would mean a tax increase of about $22 next year, HPS Superintendent Kirk Miller said today.

The net increase would li...