DOUGLAS COUNTY WEST COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT.                 

Their office phone:  359-2583
                    Agenda & meeting information: same as above
Their office fax:  359-4371
Their office address:          DC West Community Schools Administration Bldg.
                                          Attn: (school board member(s)
                                          Box 379
                                          Valley, NE. 68064-0378

ATTEND TAX LEVY BUDGET HEARINGS AND OTHER MEETINGS AS FOLLOWS:

2nd Mondays                7 PM                Administration Bldg., 401 South Pine Street . 
Walk in and sign up to speak.  Prior to a meeting or at a meeting, ask clerk, secretary, or board member for agenda and/or copies of documentation pertinent to your concerns. 

ONLY IF DOZENS OF TAXPAYERS ATTEND AND SPEAK AT THESE MEETINGS CAN TAXPAYERS HAVE AN IMPACT!!  IF YOU ABSOLUTELY CANNOT ATTEND, CONTACT YOUR SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER BY LETTER, PHONE, FAX, OR EMAIL.  

Check the school district web site for budget hearing information, meeting agendas, etc.: www.dcwest.org.

The FY 1999-2000 Valley School District property tax levy is $1.14 per $100 assessed valuation.
The FY 2000-2001 Valley School District property tax levy is $1.13 per $100 assessed valuation.  Spending increased about 8.38%, from $4.7 million to $5.2 million.
The FY 2001-2002 Valley School District property tax levy is $1.13107 per $100 assessed valuation, about the same as the previous fiscal year.  The owner of a $100,000 home paid about $1,131 in property tax, not factoring in the valuation hike.  General fund spending rose from $5.2 million to $5.8 million. 
The FY 2002-2003 Valley School District property tax levy is $1.15032 per $100 assessed valuation.
The FY 2003-2004 Valley School District property tax levy is $1.14067 per $100 assessed valuation.
The FY 2004-2005 Valley School District property tax levy is $1.16728 per $100 assessed valuation.
The FY 2005-2006 DC West School District property tax levy is $1.18 per $100 of assessed valuation.  The owner of a $100,000 house paid $1,180 in property taxes, not including the valuation hike.  The operating budget is $7.7 million.