Union school tax to go on November ballot

Superintendent Mike Ripplinger warned that if the new tax did not pass, the level of services the district has been providing would likely decline, eventually affecting extracurricular activities.

BY DAN HILDEBRAN [email protected] Union County commissioners voted unanimously to place a half-cent sales tax referendum on the November ballot, giving voters the final say on providing additional funding for local schools facing mounting financial pressures. Superintendent Mike Ripplinger appeared before the Board of County Commissioners to request the ballot measure, which would generate an…

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