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      Alpine

      In Alpine County, a total of $221,405 was taken from school-allocated property taxes to pay State obligations in 2010-2011.   $139,170 was redirected to satisfy the State's VLF backfill obligation.  $82,235 was redirected to pay for the State's Economic Recovery Bonds. 

       

      Source:  State Controller's Office, Local Government Reporting Section.  (City and county detail shown in the reports, totals upon request from the SCO.)

       

      Alpine County schools did not receive $90,345 of their base state funding until after the 2010-11 school year was over.  The delayed payments grew to $171,309 for the 2011-12 school year, before declining (thanks to Prop 30) to $132,057 in June 2013. 

       

      Source:  Funding Excel Files - Second Principal Apportionment from the California Dept. of Education.

       

      Alpine County K-12 school districts will see a minimum of $133,063 still owed to them at the end of this school year (June 2014).  Over $180,000 will have been taken out of schools' local property taxes to fund the state's debts. In the most recent available data (2011-12), $188,708 was taken out, $132,852 for the VLF "Swap" and $55,856 to pay for the 2004 Economic Recovery Bonds.

       

      Sources:  State Controller's Office, Local Government Reporting Section.  (City and county detail shown in the reports, totals upon request from the SCO.)  California Department of Education, First Principal Apportionment.