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 onlast week's edition of Delaware Public Media's The Green
