Voters Pass Brecksville-Broadview Heights School Levy

Measure approved by nearly 1,000 votes.

Results updated with absentee votes and 22 of 22 precincts counted. Scroll down to see the chart with the vote totals. Voters in the Brecksville-Broadview Heights School District passed a 7.4-mill renewal levy on the ballot on Tuesday. The renewal levy — known on the ballot as Issue 12 — will continue to cost the owner of a $100,000 home $12.66 per month, district Treasurer Rick Berdine said. The levy was first passed in 1988 and brings in about $4.8 million a year. Passage of the renewal would not raise taxes, but keep taxes at the current level. This renewal levy is being placed on the ballot as a continuing levy. “It represents 11 percent of our current operating budget,” Berdine recently told Brecksville Patch. “Not passing this …

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Issue 12: Brecksville-Broadview Heights Schools 7.4-Mill Renewal Levy

The renewal levy would continue to cost the owner of a $100,000 home $12.66 per month.

Residents in the Brecksville-Broadview Heights School District will vote on a 7.4-mill renewal levy on the ballot on the May 7 ballot. The renewal levy would continue to cost the owner of a $100,000 home $12.66 per month, district Treasurer Rick Berdine said. “This is not a tax increase as this levy has been in place for 25 years,” he said. “It has been renewed previously four times.   The levy was first passed in 1988 and brings in about $4.8 million a year. Passage of the renewal would not raise taxes, but keep taxes at the current level. This renewal levy is being placed on the ballot as a continuing levy. “It represents 11 percent of our current operating budget,” said Berdine. “Not passing this renewal levy to continue providing the …

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Brecksville Election Guide for May 7, 2013

The candidates, voting information and issues that will affect Brecksville on Election Day.

As we look ahead to May 7 primary election, Brecksville Patch remains devoted to bringing you the information you need about every race you’ll be casting a vote on.

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Joe Vadini, Legendary Football Coach, Dies at 83

Calling hours are scheduled to take place at Ripepi and Sons on Bagley Road from 2 to 4 p.m. and 5 to 8 p.m. April 4. The funeral is slated to take place at Holy Family Church in Parma at 10 a.m. April 5.

A legend in the classroom and the football field in the Brecksville-Broadview Heights School District has died. Joe Vadini died on Easter with his family at his side.  It was also his 83rd birthday. Friends and former players remembered him as a great coach and teacher, family man and mentor to many.  “He was a great guy, and he was very tuned in to football,” said friend and former player Jim Lid, who played for Vadini in the early 1960s. “He was also a role model; he cared for his players; he was a good coach. Above all he was a friend. He had a softer side.” “He was a big role model in my life — second only to my dad.” In 1983, Vadini announced he was leaving the Brecksville-Broadview Heights school district after 25 years as its head …

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Foreclosed Home for Sale in Brecksville-Broadview Heights School District

This 3-bedroom, 1-bathroom, 1,302-square foot home sits on a little more than an acre of land.

For more details on this home for sale at 2384 W. Royalton Road, Broadview Heights, see its AOL Real Estate listing or call ERA Lentz Associates, Inc. at 440-842-0999. The home is listed for sale at $34,900. For more Real Estate news, sign up for the free Brecksville Patch newsletter. 

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WATCH: District Officials Discuss May Tax on Ballot

Brecksville-Broadview Heights Superintendent Scot Prebles and Treasurer Richard Berdine are featured in the 5-minute video.

The Brecksville-Broadview Heights School Board of Education will place a 7.4-mill renewal levy on the May ballot.  To educate the public on the tax, the district recently posted a 5-minute video to the district's website, explaining what the levy is and what it means to the community. In the video, which includes a brief question and answer format, Superintendent Scot Prebles leads a conversation with district treasurer, Richard Berdine. The replacement levy, they said, won't raise taxes and won't generate any additional money for the district. 

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District Website Video Discusses May Tax on Ballot

Brecksville-Broadview Heights Superintendent Scot Prebles and Treasurer Richard Berdine are featured in the 5-minute video.

The Brecksville-Broadview Heights School Board of Education will place a 7.4-mill renewal levy on the May ballot.  To educate the public on the tax, the district recently posted a 5-minute video to the district's website, explaining what the levy is and what it means to the community. In the video, which includes a brief question and answer format, Superintendent Scot Prebles leads a conversation with district treasurer, Richard Berdine. The replacement levy, they said, won't raise taxes and won't generate any additional money for the district.  To watch the video, click here.  Tell us, does the video help clear things up for you? What do you still want to know about the levy? 

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School Board OK’s Drug-Testing Policy

While that may seem like common sense, pre-employment drug screening wasn’t a policy in place until the school board approved the measure on Monday night.

New hires at the Brecksville-Broadview Heights School District will now be required to take a drug test. While that may seem like common sense, pre-employment drug screening wasn’t a policy in place until the school board approved the measure on Monday night. District treasurer Rick Berdine said the policy wasn’t based on any particular incident. It’s just a housekeeping measure, he added. “This applies to future new hires for the district, and is part of regularly reviewing policies and procedures for updating,” said Berdine.

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School's October Coffee with Prebles

Coffee Club hosts the 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. coffee with Brecksville-Broadview Heights School District Superintendent Scot Prebles for October.