Growth Fuels Talk of Paying for Expansion ; School Officials Weigh Taxing Alternatives.

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A no-tax-increase bond issue might be a safe way to get voters to approve a funding package to build schools, but Columbia Board of Education Vice President Don Ludwig is willing to gamble that voters might prefer a minimal tax increase if that meant speeding up construction.

Superintendent Phyllis Chase is expected to offer the school board tomorrow night several alternative ways to pay for capital improvement projects. Chase, who did not return Tribune phone calls for this story, is not expected to recommend a tax increase, but board members say all ideas are up for discussion.

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Growth Fuels Talk of Paying for Expansion ; School Officials Weigh Taxing Alternatives.

"I believe at least one of the scenarios will include the possibility of a tax increase," board President Karla DeSpain said in an e-mail. ...

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