(AP) – Voters in Little Rock have rejected a proposed 14-year
extension of a property tax to help fund a new high school and other
improvements in Arkansas’ largest school district.Unofficial results show nearly 65 percent of voters opposed the measure in
Tuesday’s special election.
extension of a property tax to help fund a new high school and other
improvements in Arkansas’ largest school district.Unofficial results show nearly 65 percent of voters opposed the measure in
Tuesday’s special election.
The proposal would’ve extended a current property tax rate until 2047. It is
set to expire in 2033.
Supporters say Little Rock School District facilities need to be repaired and
updated, but opponents are wary of giving extra money to a district that hasn’t
had an elected school board since it was dissolved in 2015 as part of a state
takeover.
The Arkansas Board of Education voted to take control of the district, which
has nearly 25,000 students, because of academic concerns at some schools.
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