Indian River School Distrct hosts current expense referendum

seven meetings. hosted at different schools– each meeting has district officials present the referendum initiative– and have it open to the public to have the opportunity to ask questions. 47 abc’s justina coronel was there tonight and has those details. track 1 the indian river school district needs money- we have an ever expanding number of students and with growth comes a need for more teachers, more desks, more supplies for students. track 2 that funding would come from sussex county taxpayers. next tuesday voters head back to the polls – this time to determine if they are willing to foot the bill – of the 49 cents that we are asking, 33 cents would go to student growth enrollment, 10 cent for safety, 3 pennies toward technology, two to textbooks and 1 for student organizations. track 3 those cents would come from property taxes. indian river superintendent susan bunting says not only would they be able to add more teachers- the money would also continue funding the 15 armed school security monitors and five school resource officers. the average homeowner property owner in our district has an assessed value of $19,472 19. butt sot and that person that is the average home owner will be looking at a $95.41 increase in his or her taxes for the next tax year so this would not cut in until june or july of next year when the tax bills go out track 4 bunting tells 47 abc they’ve been holding public meetings and advertising the upcoming referendum for weeks- but it’s empty chairs like these that have her concerned. wednesday’s meeting, much like others, have garnered little attendance. georgetown’s elementary school assistant principal, ivan neal, tells us beyond being an administrator– he’s also thinking as a parent. we currently have the lowest tax rate of the sussex county school districts. if this referendum passes, we still will have the lowest tax rate in the county butt sot i hope parents will take a look at it and give it serious consideration track 5 justina coronel 47 abc. bunting tells us if the referendum doesn’t pass– they will have to let go about 10% of their staff for the following year. voting will take place for the referendum this tuesday. for more information about the voting locations and requirements– head over to our website 47 abc dot com. in other news– it