Residents in the Christina School District head back to the polls Wednesday to vote on a revised tax referendum that seeks to bolster the district’s bottom line.
In February, they offered a resounding “no” to a pair of plans from Christina officials.
A smaller proposal that would have filled an anticipated 9 million dollar budget gap was defeated by almost 4 thousand votes and a larger tax increase that would have also funded new initiatives was rejected by about 45 hundred votes.
The new referendum calls for an increase of 37 cents per $100 of property value, phased in over three years. The smaller proposal in February sought 65 cents per $100 of property value.
The plan on Wednesday’s ballot would cost the average home in the district with an assessed value of $64,000 nearly $20 per month when fully implemented.
Christina officials have already announced 1.8 million dollars in cuts in response to February’s referendum result – and those cuts will not be restored no matter how residents vote today.
Polls are open from 10am to 8pm. A list of polling places can be found here.
The Christina School District's efforts to garner support for the referendum was examined on last week's edition of Delaware Public Media's The Green
