With six days left to go before election day Tuesday, hundreds of Clayton residents have already cast their ballot for a new SPLOST for the county’s schools.
The Clayton County Board of Elections and Registration report that as of March 11, a total of 1,234 people have voted in advance of election day at six voting locations. Clayton also has received 299 ballots by mail as of this past Tuesday, according to the elections board website.
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Clayton Schools is asking voters to support raising $280 million over the next five years through the continuation of a 1 penny sales tax for schools.
If approved, the money will allow the district to build three new schools with STEM programs, replace older buses with new vehicles, update HVAC systems and set aside money for an early learning system to serve some of the 50 percent or so of Clayton pre-schoolers who are not in Pre-K programs.
The funding also would be used to create a career and college-prep academy, purchase more Chromebooks for students and build an arena large enough to host all the school system’s graduations.
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