Letter to the Editor

Letter to the Editor, This letter is intended to clarify recent statements made about school board taxes. To begin, the 1.5 mil capital operating millage is not a new tax, and has been in place for many years, and was as high as 1.75 mils at one point in time. The purpose of the tax is to provide school districts with funds for renovation, repair, and maintenance of school board owned facilities, and asset-related expenditures; expenditures that are restricted by statute. The charter agreement