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Two Mill Permanent
Improvement Levy Due for Renewal
At Greenville City Schools – NO NEW TAXES
Doug Fries, Superintendent
On both May 17, 2018 and June 21, 2018 the Greenville City Schools
Board of Education unanimously approved resolutions to place a 2 mill
permanent improvement renewal issue on the November 6, 2018
ballot. Greenville City Schools has utilized a permanent
improvement levy since 1989 and successfully renewed the issue in the
required five year cycle each time thereafter. That cycle for
renewal continues on November 6, 2018.
Permanent improvement money can only be used for improvements and
projects with an estimate life or usefulness of five years or
more. Some examples are building improvements and repairs,
technology upgrades, parking lot and athletic facility improvements, as
well as educational and safety equipment. Permanent improvement monies
cannot be utilized for salaries, benefits or consumable items.
In the last five years Greenville City Schools used the P.I. fund to
complete the following projects:
2014
Tennis Court Project
All weather track maintenance
Roof maintenance and painting on storage building behind high school
tennis court
New roof on ticket booths and dugouts at high school stadium and front
softball field
Repair and paint stadium stands
Carpet high school guidance office
Painting stadium restrooms
Painting high school walls
Concrete walks at high school and Memorial Hall
Purchase skid loader and snow plow for maintenance truck
Additional fence around bus garage area
Painting high school book cases and old heating units in classrooms
Service air conditioning at high school and Memorial Hall
Additional LED lights at high school
Technology purchases – switches, smartboards, Epson projectors, servers
Purchase dry eraseboards at high school
2015
Drainage repair at high school stadium
Sealcoat asphalt parking lot at high school student lot and day care
entrance area
Sealcoat/crack fill transportation parking lot
New carpet at high school media center and day care area
Additional LED lights at high school
Two new drinking fountains at high school
New chairs/desks high school computer labs
New rubber base at high school athletic and music areas
Concrete walks and ramps at high school and Memorial Hall
New lights Memorial Hall shop
Roof repair at district rental house next to high school
Establish new front high school landscaping
Repair roof top heating/air units at high school
Spectrum TV feed at high school
Phone line voice feed to servers
Additional high school renovation work, heating and cooling in career
tech building
Technology purchases – Epson projectors, speakers, wireless
microphones, switches, CD player
Painting additional high school old heating units in classrooms
2016
Trophy cases at high school
Clean/strip/seal high school terrazzo floors
Soil test borings, surveys, architecture fees, new high school parking
lot
Concrete landing steps at high school weight room and concrete walks at
high school
Asphalt new front high school parking lot and drive
Paint high school hallways and auto shop
Heating/cooling repair and service work at high school and Memorial
Hall and transportation office
Electric conduit installed for additional computers at high school
study hall
Technology purchases - Epson projectors, smartboards, scanners,
cabling
2017
Architecture fees and new storage building at K-8
New lockers in high school locker rooms
Additional concrete around athletic fields
Track and field parking lot at high school
Electric repair - high school poles at front band and softball field
Phone fiber at Memorial Hall tied to other buildings
Service roof top heating/air units at Memorial Hall
Technology purchases - Epson projectors, printers, server
Painting upgrades at high school and Memorial Hall
2018
Memorial Hall window/door replacement
Memorial Hall window painting
Memorial Hall new concrete front entrance
Memorial Hall tuck pointing back outside upper wall
Repair stadium concrete
Repair drainage on Eric Street K-8 property
Sealcoat and crack fill high school parking lot, new asphalt at day
care entrance
Plaster repair Memorial Hall inside rooms
New security cameras at Jennings Complex, Harmon Field, and outside
high school and Memorial Hall
New technology server for outdoor cameras
Specific permanent improvement needs over the next five years include:
Improved/developed athletic fields and facilities at K-8 grounds and
high school front baseball/softball field
New Harmon Field Stadium seating, restrooms, concessions, ticket
booths, and lighting
Additional technology purchases related to switches, servers, fiber,
infrastructure, smartboards, Epson projectors
Begin to put money back annually to a cost center designated for
maintenance/replacement work at Harmon Field turf and Jennings Center
track resurface
Ongoing Memorial Hall restoration projects including tuck pointing and
indoor painting/plaster work as well as roof upkeep
Additional classroom furniture at high school
LED lighting at high school
Ongoing site work upkeep at high school, Memorial Hall, transportation
office for parking lots/sidewalks
Upgrade carpeting projects at high school and Memorial Hall
Removal of the final high school front hallway rooms asbestos tile
New school van
Upgraded high school locker room projects in school and at stadium
Continued safety upgrade equipment
Snow removal and mowing equipment replacement
The 2 mill permanent improvement renewal issue would result in NO NEW
TAXES and would continue to provide the district with an annual amount
of $450,000 for building and grounds and capital improvements.
This issue is a request to renew an existing levy and again would
result in no tax increases or additional millage. The issue will
cost the tax payer no more than they pay today. The Greenville City
School District will continue to operate within the constraints set
forth by the budget and demonstrate prudence and accountability with
your tax dollar.
School buildings and grounds are a major investment that requires
ongoing and continual maintenance and upgrading that benefit the
students and staff as well as the entire community. The half mill
maintenance fund at the K-8 facility can never be used at the high
school facility, career tech building, Memorial Hall, transportation
building, or any outdoor athletic field for buildings and grounds
upkeep.
Renewal levies mean that voters can still take advantage of the State
of Ohio funded rollback. All new levies have lost this advantage
which was eliminated in the summer of 2013.
I hope these facts provide you the need for this renewal levy for the
P.I. fund at Greenville City Schools. Our school district and
community have been going forward with their facilities. There
are ongoing needs to maintain buildings and grounds. This renewal levy
has NO NEW TAXES.
If you have ANY questions about the levy or any other school issue,
don’t hesitate to call the Superintendent/Treasurer office at
937-548-3185 from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. We believe Greenville
City Schools is a great place for students to learn and teachers to
teach and our community is a great place to live.
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