News - Issue 16 & Issue 17 on May 2025 Ballot
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The Avon Lake City Schools will have Issue 16 and Issue 17 on the May 6th ballot this spring. Issue 16 is a bond issue that requests $88,085,000 and would cost taxpayers approximately $96 per year for each $100,000 of county auditor appraised home value. Issue 17 will be the operating levy and would generate $3 million annually for 10 years and would cost taxpayers approximately $69 per year for each $100,000 of county auditor appraised home value. Please read below to learn more.
Updated April 2025
Timeline of Reductions over the last several years. Please see this information below, presented at the regular Board of Education meeting in April 2025, with this graphic below.
March 2025
Did You Know the following financial and operational measures being taken by the Avon Lake City Schools? Please review the information below to learn about some of the cost reductions underway and also the full specific picture of Issue 16 and Issue 17 below.
Updated January 31st, 2025
Issue 16 and Issue 17 Specific Information
The Lorain County Board of Elections has assigned issue numbers to the Avon Lake City Schools, and Issue 16 will be the bond issue to construct a new facility for Grades 5 through 8 at the Learwood location and repair existing elementary buildings, and the second being an operating levy for the purpose of general operating expenses. The bond issue requests $88,085,000 and would cost taxpayers approximately $96 per year for each $100,000 of county auditor appraised home value. Issue 17 will be the operating levy and would generate $3 million annually for 10 years and would cost taxpayers approximately $69 per year for each $100,000 of county auditor appraised home value. Combined, if passed, these two issues would cost Avon Lake taxpayers approximately $165 per year for each $100,000 of county auditor appraised home value. We have also listed in the graphic below, so please take a moment to become informed regarding this issue.
