Superintendent Dr. Robert Haworth announced the PAC during a press conference Tuesday.
“The political action committee serves to bring awareness to what the needs are, why we are making an ask to our community,” Haworth explained. “And we’ll be responsible for carrying the torch, really, front this point all the way until Nov. 5 when the actual election will take place.”
The PAC is comprised of 20 members, Haworth said, who will meet monthly until Nov. 5. Additional volunteers will help with everything from social media to going door-to-door, and even helping residents register to vote.
They will work to educate the public on why they think the referendum in important.
If passed, the $7 million referendum would result in a 16.2 cent property tax increase over the next eight years.
The money would go toward helping to reverse a budget deficit the school has faced for the past three years. According to officials, the deficit was caused in part by decreased enrollment and increased transportation costs.
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