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Here's a look at some of the local school districts with issues on the March 4 ballot.

Beavercreek Schools

Voters will see a familiar bond request to finance building renovations across the district and the construction of new middle, elementary and early education facilities.

The $90.3 million request is $1 million larger than the issue defeated by little more than 500 votes in December.

Officials say the new facilities are needed because the district is 900 students over capacity and still growing.

Greeneview Schools

Voters in Jamestown face a tax issue for new facilities. The proposed half percent income tax hike will raise $10.5 million — the district's portion of a $22.3 million construction plan that will be funded with help from the Ohio School Facilities Commission.

Jefferson Schools

The district is seeking to renew its existing five-year levy to continue operations at no increased cost to taxpayers, school officials said.

Voters in 1998 first approved the 5.5-mill levy and again approved its renewal in 2003.

Superintendent Norris Brown said that, if passed, the levy will generate the same amount it historically has — $342,000 annually.

Lebanon Schools

Lebanon City Schools Superintendent Mark North wants to bring in more teachers, buy new textbooks and add advanced placement classes for high school students. But without the help of the two levy renewals he said there is no chance of making any of those things happen.

In fact, if Issues 2 and 3 — renewals of the district's current permanent improvement and emergency levies — do not pass, the district will face major cuts in an effort to make up the $5.28 million, or 11 percent of the district's budget, the levy will bring in each year.

Miamisburg Schools

For the fourth time in recent years, Miamisburg City Schools is trying again to pass a bond issue for schools construction. In November 2002, March 2003 and November 2004 voters rejected school issues.

The 4.97-mill issue would raise just under $80 million. Owners of a $100,000 home would pay $152 more per year. The district has been using temporary classrooms in trailers to deal with overcrowding.

Northmont Schools

The district is hoping voters renew a 5.9-mill levy for operating expenses. The renewal will raise $3.7 million for the district annually.

Piqua Schools

School district officials hope they have spread the word, and answered any doubts, about the need for an additional 0.75 percent income tax.

"We're now at the point where, if this doesn't pass, we're looking at not only jeopardizing, but looking at a change of face, of the Piqua City schools come fall," said Superintendent Rick Hanes.

The proposed 0.75 percent measure would raise around $3 million a year to replace money lost through the phase out by the state of the tangible personal property tax on business.

Springboro Schools

Voters in the school district will see on their ballots a five-year emergency renewal for 10.05 mills and a continuing 5.99 mill levy to fund operating expenses.

Owners of $200,000 homes would pay about $262 more a year in property taxes for the new money and continue to pay about $616 a year to fund the renewal, according to county estimates.

Failure of either levy will prompt cuts, including the elimination of high school busing and reinstatement of pay-to-play fees for sports and other extracurriculars, officials said.

Sugarcreek Schools

Officials are requesting that voters continue to support a levy that funds technology and other improvements. Voters would see no tax increase if they approve the renewal of the permanent improvement levy.

Valley View Schools

District residents will vote on a proposed bond issue to finance half of a new building for kindergarten through 12th grade. If approved, the bond and tax issue would raise taxes $292 a year for the owner of a $100,000 home.

The proposal would move all the district's schools to one building on donated property in German Twp., which does not have the power to levy an income tax.

Yellow Springs Schools

The replacement measure that funds improvements would cost $36.75 per $100,000 of property value up from $16.84 residents now pay.

Staff writers Christopher Magan, Lawrence Budd, Nancy Bowman, Ryan Cook, Megan Gildow and Kristin McAllister contributed to this report.