Board Members Want SPLOST Delay
Tim Stultz and Kathleen Angelucci have asked that the proposed March 2013 Cobb school sales tax referendum be pushed back to November of next year.
Two members of the Cobb Board of Education said Monday they would prefer that a referendum to extend the Cobb Education SPLOST be delayed until November of next year. The school board met Monday morning to continue discussions over a proposed $717 million "notebook" of school construction and maintenance projects (see attached PDF). The extended project list includes a total of $2 billion in identified needs. A tentative March 19, 2013, referendum date has been targeted should the board vote at its monthly business meeting next Wednesday to call for a special election. That would enable the Cobb County School District to continue collecting the one-penny sales tax without interruption when the current SPLOST III period expires at the end …
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Leo Smith
11:48 am on Wednesday, November 14, 2012
I've got the same questions David. At first blush, the career academy sounds intriguing provided proper vision and personnel. But your question begs an evaluation of spending unless directly related to teacher support and instructional delivery. I'll see what I can find out and update from my Patch blog. more ›