LIVE BLOG: Flagler considers asking for new school tax


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  • | 5:00 a.m. March 5, 2013
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In response to sequestration and declining student population, Flagler County residents may be asked to vote this spring on a 0.5 millage levy to meet the Flagler County School District’s budget needs.

If approved, the mill would continue a 0.25 mill that expires June 30 and would add an additional 0.25 mill.

The funding would be used to restore 45 minutes to the instructional day for middle and high schools, to continue to fund school resource officers in all schools, to enhance mental health and counseling services for students and to continue academic programs already in place, according to a presentation the Flagler County School Board will hear at a workshop this evening.

If the School Board decides to move forward, it will pass a resolution for the millage levy, which will then come before the Flagler County Board of County Commissioners for approval. Then, the supervisor of elections would place the resolution on a special resolution ballot for voting this spring.

Check back for live updates as the meeting progresses.

 

 

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