Friday, September 17, 1999

Proposal to fix crumbling schools

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        Gov. Bob Taft's aides provided more details Thursday about his plan to spend $10 billion in state funds during the next 12 years on school construction. Schools would have to raise $13 billion on their own to qualify. Most Southwest Ohio districts would be eligible in the later years of the plan, but would have to raise more locally than poorer schools in other parts of the state. Districts that fail to pass construction levies when eligible for state aid would not get any money.

Butler Co.	Est. state share	Years eligible
Edgewood	24%	09-11
Fairfield City	23%	09-11
Hamilton	54%	06-08
Lakota Local	15%	09-11
Madison	53%	07-09
Middletown	26%	09-11
New Miami	76%	Levy pending
Ross Local	45%	08-11
Talawanda	25%	09-11
Clermont Co.	Est. state share	Years eligible
Batavia	29%	09-11
Bethel-Tate	82%	Levy pending
Clermont-NE	28%	09-11
Felicity-Franklin	86%	*
Goshen	79%	Levy pending
Milford	26%	09-11
New Rich	2%	10-12
W. Clermont	29%	09-11
Williamsburg	65%	*
*Projects approved in 1995
Hamilton Co.	Est. state share	Years eligible
Cincinnati	20%	2003
Deer Park	17%	09-11
Finneytown	32%	09-11
Forest Hills	13%	10-12
Indian Hill	0.9%	10-12
Lockland	4%	10-12
Loveland	17%	09-11
Madeira	14%	10-12
Mariemont	12%	10-12
Mt. Healthy	55%	06-08
N. Coll. Hill	45%	09-10
Northwest	19%	09-11
Norwood	35%	08-10
Oak Hills	16%	09-11
Princeton	2%	10-12
Reading	9%	10-12
Southwest	43%	08-10
St. Bernard-Elm. Place	4%	10-12
Sycamore	3%	10-12
Three Rivers	7%	10-12
Winton Wds	29%	09-11
Wyoming	14%	10-12
Warren Co.	Est. state share	Years eligible
Carlisle	37%	08-10
Franklin	34%	09-11
Kings	16%	09-11
Lebanon	35%	08-10
Little Miami	31%	09-11
Mason	22%	09-11
Springboro	11%	10-12
Wayne	36%	08-10
Source: Ohio School Facilities Commission