Columbus school board picks lowest among levy options for November

The Columbus Board of Education went with people, programs and repairs over new buildings Thursday, sending the smallest of four recommended levy requests to voters in November while completely jettisoning the latest update of its carefully crafted building plan. District voters will see a ballot question this fall to add 6.92 new mills, which would add about $242 to the bill on a $100,000 house, an 18 percent increase in the taxes the school district collects from residential property owners.