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Barr-Reeve Referendum (Local Public Question)

On the ballot in
Barr-Reeve Community School Corporation
Vote
Yes or no
Election
Nov 3, 2026

The question, as printed on the ballot

Shall Barr-Reeve Community Schools, Inc. increase property taxes paid to the school corporation for no more than eight (8) years for the purpose of funding and maintaining small class sizes, athletics and extra-curricular programs, elementary music and physical education programs and school safety and mental health resources in response to decreases in property tax revenue by imposing a property tax rate that does not exceed $0.40 and results in a maximum annual amount that does not exceed $2,200,000? If this operating referendum public question is approved by the voters, for a median residence of $250,000, the property's annual property tax bill would increase by $454 per year.

A “Yes” vote means

Lets Barr-Reeve levy an operating referendum tax for up to eight years (2027–2034), at no more than $0.40 per $100 of assessed value and $2.2 million a year, for class sizes, programs and safety.

A “No” vote means

Barr-Reeve gets no new operating referendum tax under this question; the school board's spending plan says its current referendum is expiring.

Official plain English statement

Barr-Reeve Community Schools asks voters in its district to approve an operating referendum property tax for up to eight years (2027–2034), at no more than $0.40 per $100 of assessed value and $2,200,000 a year, to keep class sizes small and fund athletics and extracurricular programs, elementary music and physical education, and school safety and mental health resources. The board's spending plan estimates about $1.35 million in 2027 and cites decreases in state funding and the expiration of the district's current referendum, which voters approved in 2020.

On the ballot as "BARR-REEVE REFERENDUM" (Local Public Question), for voters in the Barr-Reeve school district (Barr and Reeve townships). The school board adopted the referendum resolution and revenue spending plan on June 16, 2026, and the Department of Local Government Finance approved the wording in June 2026 (No. 26-016-REF); the Daviess County Auditor certified the $250,000 median home value and $454 estimate. The spending plan's 2027 estimate: about $599,000 for class sizes, $345,000 for athletics and extracurriculars, $229,000 for safety and mental health and $169,000 for music and physical education. Voters approved the district's previous operating referendum (up to $0.25 per $100) in June 2020.

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