NBC District Considers 3.65 Percent Tax Increase

Northern Bedford County School District Superintendent Todd Beatty gave a 2024-25 preliminary budget presentation at the April 9 Northern Bedford School District Board of School Directors meeting.

Beatty proposed a 3.65 percent tax increase for the district, which falls just between the minimum of 0.5 percent and the state-set maximum allowed of 7.3 percent.

This represents an increase to the median household of $45 a year in taxes. It does not count homestead program money that the district may be eligible for.

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