The Sound Guy
Pursuit Driver
The BOE has decided to attempt to extend the ESPLOST 3 years into the current 5 years SPLOST to get a jump on constuction of new schools and updates to existing ones. Also I guess it gives them time to try again if this one fails.
The vote is NOV 5th. They have thrown a bone to us that they will continue to make the payments on the old $120 million dollar bond so it stays off our property taxes. (it would be about 1.8 mil according to the board). Smart move in my opinion since the SPLOST stopping would mean we'd see that 1.8 mil + another 30 million bond on our taxes the next year, so this gives us all an incentive to approve it.
The current ESPLOST expires March of 2021 and the new tax would start just as this one expires for five years.
At this point I'll vote for it, I can shop anywhere, but unless I want to move, property taxes will nail me no matter what.
Oh yeah, it's "for the Children!" Ugg.
PDF flyer on the plan: BOE_PLAN
The vote is NOV 5th. They have thrown a bone to us that they will continue to make the payments on the old $120 million dollar bond so it stays off our property taxes. (it would be about 1.8 mil according to the board). Smart move in my opinion since the SPLOST stopping would mean we'd see that 1.8 mil + another 30 million bond on our taxes the next year, so this gives us all an incentive to approve it.
The current ESPLOST expires March of 2021 and the new tax would start just as this one expires for five years.
At this point I'll vote for it, I can shop anywhere, but unless I want to move, property taxes will nail me no matter what.
Oh yeah, it's "for the Children!" Ugg.
PDF flyer on the plan: BOE_PLAN