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Monday, February 4, 2008
Paying for new schools
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Gwinnett school leaders want voters to approve a $750 million bond referendum when they go to the polls Tuesday. District leaders plan to use the money to build eight schools and add-on to 10 existing campuses.
Gwinnett may be the only metro county with this ballot question, but it isn’t the only system wanting more money for school construction. Cobb school leaders are planning a referendum to extend its SPLOST (special purpose local option sales tax).
School leaders say this money is imperative as student enrollment increases. But not all voters are convinced.
Do you think school boards have used bond and SPLOST money correctly? Is there a better way to pay for school construction?
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