(CSi)  Jamestown Public Schools announced a public hearing concerning the district increasing the 2017 tax levy by 7.59 percent.

The hearing is scheduled for Monday, October 2, 2017 at 6 p.m. at  the Thompson Community Room at Jamestown Middle School, which follows the  5:15 – p.m. regular school board meeting.

Superintendent Rob Lech says changes in federal and state contributions put more of a burden on the local tax base.