Ironically, while property tax cuts helped precipitate the district's fiscal plunge and the repeated cries for state money, the oversight
board in August recommended property tax increases - a half -
mill increase annually in 2005 - 06 and 2007 - 08,
along with largely unspecified spending cuts; some new spending, such as upgrading the computer system; a new «welcome center» for students; and, of course, additional state aid.