GRETNA PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Agenda & Meeting Information: available to public before each meeting.
Their office phone number:    332-3265
Their office address:    Gretna Public Schools Administration Bldg.
                                    Attn: (school board member(s))
                                    11705 South 216 Street
                                    Gretna, NE. 68028

ATTEND TAX LEVY BUDGET HEARINGS AND OTHER MEETINGS AS FOLLOWS:
2nd & 4th Mondays    7 PM     Administration Bldg., 11705 South 216 Street.
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.:  http://gretna.esu3.org.

The FY 1999-2000 Gretna School District property tax levy is $1.244531 per $100 of valuation.
The FY 2000-2001 Gretna School District property tax levy is $1.20 per $100 of valuation.  General fund spending rose by 4.4%, to $8.6 million.
The FY 2001-2002 Gretna School District property tax levy is $1.094295, about a 10c drop, per $100 assessed valuation. The owner of a $100,000 home paid $1,094 property tax, not factoring in the valuation increase.               
The FY 2002-2003 Gretna School District property tax levy is $1.081989 per $100 of valuation.
The FY 2003-2004 Gretna School District property tax levy is $1.289069 per $100 of valuation.
The FY 2004-2005 Gretna School District property tax levy is $1.295 per $100 of valuation.  The total operating budget rose from $11.7 million to $14.1 million, a 20% hike.