On November 5, residents in Alpine, American Fork, Cedar Hills, Draper, Highland, and Lehi will decide whether to leave the Alpine School District and form what is currently named the “Central School District.”
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Three former Lone Peak ASD Board members release statement favoring district split
Three former Lone Peak ASD Board members release statement favoring district split September 20, 2024 SOURCE: Lehi Free Press With […]
OPINION: I’m an Alpine School District teacher, and I’m voting yes on Prop 11
I am an itinerant special education teacher who has worked for Alpine School District (ASD) for 18 years. In all, I have taught at 22 different schools in every grade, from preschool through ATEC (age 22). My wife is also an ASD teacher. We have the best jobs in the world and live in the Draper section of ASD.
Let’s talk Property Taxes
I have had the opportunity to live outside of Utah for a considerable period of time and experienced property taxes in other states. I have siblings who lived most of their lives in the rust belt, Pittsburgh, PA. Housing is relatively inexpensive in Pittsburgh but the values don’t really go up. My siblings sold their homes for close to what they paid for them. Why?
District Split: Central Area Factors for Cost
One of the questions I get asked most often is what will a split cost? Anyone who is giving you a number or saying there will be x amount of a tax increase is not being truthful. So many of those factors are dependent on future school board decisions. But let’s break it down as to what those factors are. Please be aware that these are the dynamics I see and other people may have a different perspective. I am going to break this down and create a post for each potential area, so if you end up reading all three, you are going to see some information repeated.