Jeffco School Board To Ask Voters To Approve Mill Levy Increase

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) - The Jefferson County School Board will ask voters to approve a mill levy increase and bond package this fall.

A group calling itself Citizens for Jefffco Schools launched a campaign Friday to drum up support. They say the levy and bond sale would cost the average homeowner about $36 a year.

The group of parents and business owners says it's easy to back the schools.

"We want great schools. We want excellent, well-trained and supportive teachers in every classroom," Hereford Percy with Citizens for Jeffco Schools said. "We want art, we want music, (physical education), outdoor lab, and electives for our kids. In other words, we want the education for our kids that they deserve."

If approved the money would also help pay for repairs to schools and restore two days of classes which are currently furlough days.