Superintendent Don Peschel to bring other ideas to help with space concerns to April school board meeting. 3:54 pm, Mar. 16, 2021 ×
Space is continuing to be an issue for the Brandon-Evansville School District, according to Superintendent Don Peschel.
But one small change this fall could help. The district will be shifting the varsity indoor athletics from the Brandon gymnasium to the Evansville gymnasium. Although Peschel cited space as one of the reasons, he also said safety and supervision, which can be more easily tracked, are factors.
School board members approved the move by a vote of 5-1 with Andy Siira voting against it. Randy Bettermann was not at the meeting.
Siiras are farm family of the year
The Siira family was named a 2010 University of Minnesota Farm Family of the Year. A family from each of the 73 participating counties was selected by a local county extension committee from each county. Emily Siira said that families are nominat.
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The Siira family was named a 2010 University of Minnesota Farm Family of the Year. Pictured above are Andy and Emily Siira and their three children, Wesley, 7, Ty, 4, and Lace, 2.
The Siira family was named a 2010 University of Minnesota Farm Family of the Year.
A family from each of the 73 participating counties was selected by a local county extension committee from each county.
The tax levy increased by $55,901. 5:44 pm, Dec. 22, 2020 ×
Residents in the Brandon-Evansville School District will see an increase in their property taxes, but it isn t nearly the increase they saw last year. The district’s 2021 levy is increasing by 3.84% while the 2020 levy increased by 57.66%.
The increase was approved at the annual Truth in Taxation meeting Monday, Dec. 21.
The 2020 levy was $1,456,483, while the 2021 levy is set at $1,512,384 – an increase of $55,901 or 3.84%.
Superintendent Don Peschel said the levy was the maximum amount the district could approve.
The total levy is typically divided among the general fund, community service fund, general debt service and OPEB debt service, which is for retirement. This year, the money was divided between the general, community service and general debt service funds.