Clear Lake Mirror Reporter

‘Once again, Clear Lake will feature one of the lowest tax rates in Iowa’

Property owners in Clear Lake will see the city’s portion of their tax bill drop by 50-cents per $1,000 of taxable valuation in the budget proposed to the City Council for fiscal year 2017.

The Clear Lake School Board will meet in closed session Monday, Feb. 29, to select three to five finalists for the position of district superintendent.  According to School Board President Chyrl Bergvig, the district received 40 inquiries and 20 fully completed applications for the position.

The Clear Lake School Board has approved the district’s 2016-17 school calendar.

The school year will largely follow the same schedule as the current school year, with classes beginning Wednesday, Aug. 24, and concluding  May 26.

The district will continue to have weekly early dismissals (2 p.m. Wednesdays) to accommodate teacher professional development sessions.

The regular season ended with a pair of losses for the Clear Lake boys.  Webster City and Algona put the Lions’ season record at 10-11 overall.  The team finished the regular season with an 8-7 record in the North Central Conference, good for fourth place.  Webster City led the way with a 12-1 NCC mark.  They were followed by Algona (11-2) and St. Ed’s (11-3).