Madison County’s one-cent tax for school improvements will continue.
A sparse contingent of county voters hit the polls on a rainy Tuesday, with 83.8 percent of voters saying “Yes” to the continuation of a five-year, one-cent tax for education in Madison County.
There were exactly 1,000 “Yes” votes, with 193 voting “No.” The 1,193 who voted composed 7.45 percent of Madison County’s 16,144 registered voters.
Eight hundred and thirty seven people voted Tuesday, with 231 people casting ballots during early voting and 135 submitting absentee ballots.
The tax will be used to continue payments for the Madison County Middle School, as well as to fund renovations at Madison County High School and Comer Elementary School.
Administrators plan to focus on renovating and expanding the core of the high school, which comprises the oldest part of the building, such as the current media center, front office areas, cafeteria and oldest classrooms. A new addition with 48 classrooms is also planned.
Renovations are also planned for Comer Elementary School, including the construction of a new media center. The current media center would be turned into two classrooms and another new classroom would be constructed, along with modifications to the existing hall and computer lab areas.
The one-cent education special purpose local option sales tax (E-SPLOST) is separate from the one-cent tax dedicated to county government projects, which was renewed in 2008 and won’t be up for renewal again until 2014.
SALES TAX THE FAIREST TAX !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
jt call your BOC and ask for them to have BOA check on ALL conservation parcels to see if really qualify. See if conservation parcels sold and not then used for conservation then get the back taxes. This issue being discussed many area in MC and if we do not get DOVE on it then it will just fade away but Mr. DOVE if you read this board next election you will not have my support again. Mr. Nash did not listen to voters and he was surprised by not being re-elected.