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MCCSC Still Unsure About Proposing Another Referendum

    School board members in the Monroe County Community School Corporation are discussing a potential referendum that would continue a property tax increase from 2010. Back then, voters approved the hike for seven years – so funding runs out in 2016. As Mary Keck reports for The Herald-Times, the board still has to decide whether or not the ask is a good idea, and if so, they’ll need to figure out how much to ask for and how long it will last this time around.

    Whether voters will see an MCCSC referendum question on their ballots in May or November of 2016 is still up in the air. At a work session Tuesday night, school board members mulled over when to ask voters to continue a property tax increase that was approved during a November election in 2010, and they aren’t likely to arrive at an opinion until the next school board meeting later this month.

    Read more at: www.heraldtimesonline.com

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