Letter to the Editor: On mill levy for Meeker schools

Dear Editor:
This fall, voters in Meeker will be asked to decide whether to increase our property taxes to fund our schools. This mill levy increase will generate around $900,000 to use in our classrooms.

Because of how the State of Colorado currently chooses to finance schools, we have very little control over how we use much of the money generated in Rio Blanco County. This small tax increase is the only way we get…