Cotter Public Schools may seek property tax increase to finance expansions © Scott Liles/The Baxter Bulletin Cotter High School The Cotter Public School Board of Education may soon push for a property tax increase after a special meeting Tuesday where it discussed financing options for several needed school expansions. Popular Searches While a decision isn't final, the school board expects to lose $250,000 to their operating and maintenance budget if taxpayers do not renew the current property tax rate in the coming years. Dan Lovelady, vice president of First Security Beardsley Public Fin...