Voters in the village of Maxwell in northeastern New Mexico will decide next week on a property tax question, the revenue of which will go for a variety of school facility projects.
Last spring members of the Maxwell Municipal School District’s governing board voted to put on this November’s ballot a question asking voters to approve a property tax of $2 on every $1,000 of property for a variety of facility projects.
The revenue, by design, will also target the construction of teacher housing, while also acquiring and improving school grounds.
Located at 412 Parque Avenue, the Maxwell Municipal Schools is made up of three primary facilities and has a total enrollment of around 120 students.
According to information provided by the school district, the property tax revenues may also be applied to the installation of education technology improvements.
District voters in May overwhelmingly approved a $1.1 million obligation bond designed to pay for facility heating and cooling system improvements and security upgrades.
The larger village of Maxwell has a population of around 224 people, according to the most recent Census Bureau statistics, and was founded in the late 1870s as a way station for the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway.
By Garry Boulard
