Greenfield Voters Will See Referendum For School Revenue Limits

GREENFIELD, WI — As the Greenfield School District deals with revenue limits from the state, voters in the city will get the chance to decide on a funding referendum alongside the fall midterms.

The district is requesting to exceed its revenue limit by $5 million each year for four years until the 2026-2027 school year ends, a move that the district expects would hold the tax mill rate steady. Voters in Greenfield will decide on Nov. 8 as they cast their ballots for Wisconsin governor and U.S. Congress.

If the referendum is approved, the district said its portion of property taxes would drop by $5 for every $100,000 of market value over four years. The last time voters in Greenfield saw school district referendum questions was around 2007 and 2008.

The need for the referendum comes from the state's school funding formula, the district website said. If the referendum is approved, the district said it would help to retain quality educators, support adequate classroom sizes, keep pace with technology, help with costs of inflation and more, according to the district.