Thursday, November 11, 2010
Supreme Court Asked To Force Vote On School Project
WEST VIRGINIA....
In 1990, Cabell County residents approved a $45 million school bond issue that included six projects, but the school board only had enough money to complete four of the projects. The board decided to refinance its bond debt and to use the money saved toward constructing a new middle school on the University Heights property in Huntington. Now, residents are asking the state Supreme Court to force a vote on the school construction project, saying they feel they have a right to vote on what those taxes are being spent on. A lower court ruled in favor of the Cabell County Board of Education, saying money left over from the refinancing was really tax collections and not bond money, and the school board could spend it at its own discretion.
# posted by Homer Owens @ 11:41 AM 
