Education sales tax passes

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Tuesday, March 15. 2011
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Jackson County voters overwhelmingly voted Tuesday in favor of renewing the education local option sales tax (ELOST).

The referendum passed in a 1,305-569 vote with 70 percent of the voters casting a ballot in favor of the one-cent sales tax.

The sales tax could bring up to $100 million to the three school systems over the next five years.

Jefferson voters also passed in a 309-54 vote a bond referendum linked to the ELOST.
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#1 Tax Payer on 03/16/11 at 09:06 AM [Reply]
Well now that it has passed the schools should stop asking for money. Right????
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