Land Value to Reap Less for Schools ; 'Less of an Increase' Seen in Columbia Tax Forecast.

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In preliminary budget projections, Columbia Public Schools is planning on receiving less of an increase in revenue from property taxes next year than it received last year.

A slowdown in new construction and fewer people buying new vehicles has led school officials to use the informed prediction that tax receipts will rise but will be $446,000 less than last year's increase. If accurate, that would further cloud the school district's already gloomy financial situation.

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Land Value to Reap Less for Schools ; 'Less of an Increase' Seen in Columbia Tax Forecast.

This year, the district saw a 3.49 percent increase in the assessed valuation of property, which correspo...

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