In ‘fiscal caution,’ Waterloo turns to voters a fifth time

- Maria McGinnis

Facing a deepening financial crisis, Waterloo Local School District is asking Atwater and Randolph residents to pass an earned income tax in Portage County’s May 4 election. 

Issue 9 is an additional 1.5% annual income tax on the earned income of people living in the district. The tax would apply for five years, beginning on Jan. 1, 2022, and would cover operating expenses to keep Waterloo out of the red and out of the state’s fiscal watch list.

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