Based in Lafayette, Indiana

Based in Lafayette, Indiana

Is an early tax referendum rerun in the cards for West Lafayette?

School board starts asking, as it weighs its student transfer policy and state’s property tax reform fallout.

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Dave Bangert
Sep 11, 2025
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This week found the West Lafayette school board still coming to grips with its student transfer policy in a time of enrollment drops, budget in a time of property tax reform and even the idea of going back to voters for an earlier-than-expected renewal of the district’s property tax referendum.

A few takeaways from a Monday meeting that also had the board jockeying with ongoing struggles over power dynamics …

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