Forest City school SAVE fund vote passes 260 to 14

AREA RESIDENTS OF THE FOREST CITY AND FORMER WODEN-CRYSTAL LAKE COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICTS VOTED TUESDAY 260 TO 14, TO ADOPT THE REVENUE PURPOSE STATEMENT IN FAVOR OF THE SECURE AN ADVANCED VISION FOR EDUCATION OR SAVE FUND, FORMERLY CALLED THE ONE-CENT SALES TAX.  THE REVENUE PURPOSE STATEMENT HAD TO BE PASSED ON A VOTE BECAUSE OF THE NEWLY REORGANIZED FOREST CITY COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT.  FOREST CITY COMMUNITY SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT DARWIN LEHMANN EXPLAINS.

:48 seconds                 FC vote passed 1             … “sales tax money”FC vote passed 1

FOREST CITY COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT CAN ALSO USE THIS SAVE FUND TO PAY FOR THE $1.65 MILLION BOND THAT WAS USED FOR THE ELEMENTARY BUILDING PROJECT THAT EXPIRES IN 2018. 

VOTING TOOK PLACE TUESDAY FROM NOON TO 8PM AT THE FOREST CITY CIVIC AUDITORIUM, LELAND COMMUNITY CENTER, FERTILE CITY HALL, AND THE CRYSTAL LAKE SCHOOL.  ACCORDING TO LEHMANN, THE 274 PEOPLE THAT TURNED OUT TO VOTE WAS FAIRLY TYPICAL.

:26 seconds                 FC vote passed 2             … “as a school system”FC vote passed 2

LEHMANN SAYS THE SUPPORT OF THE PATRONS IS GREATLY APPRECIATED IN MOVING FORWARD.

:10 seconds                 FC vote passed 3             … “and being together”FC vote passed 3

 THE SECURE AN ADVANCED VISION FOR EDUCATION FUND WILL TAKE EFFECT JULY 1ST AND CONTINUE UNTIL 2023.

 

 

 

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