Video: Next Year’s CMSD School Budget Could Present Tax Break

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COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) — Columbus taxpayers could get a break from next year’s school budget.

The district’s proposed budget seeks more than $170,000 less in local property tax revenues than it did last year.

Lower debt payments reduce the need for local dollars, according to the district’s staff, who presented the budget to the school board today.

The district’s overall revenue is up more than $500,000 over last year, mainly from extra state money for teacher pay raises.

The total $44.2 million spending plan will be presented in a public hearing July 11.