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Our Last Chance

Our Last Chance

Election Day

Election Day August 3, 2010

You can NOW vote early at the Board of Elections




FAST FACTS

Cost - Taxpayer

• 2.9 Mill Bond Issue for 37 years 5-8th Grade Building – Fully Furnished

• .5 Mill for 23 years Facility Maintenance (OSFC Requirement)

• Total Cost to Property Owner $119 per year on $100,000 home

Formula for figuring tax cost:

Appraisal (Fair Market Value) x 35% Divided by 1,000 x 3.4 = Cost To Taxpayer

Example: $100,000 x 35% ÷ 1,000 x 3.4 = $119

Farmers – 50 cents an acre annually.

A farmer who owns an 80 acre tract of land on CAUV will pay less than $40 a year.

Cost – Facility

• $33.5 million 5-8th Grade Building – Fully Furnished

• $24.7 million Taxpayer Share

• $8.8 million State Share


Your support FOR the new middle school equals:

State - 8.8 million dollars to help build a 5-8 school

State - Rebate dollars for Junior High Repairs

Federal - Stimulus money to lower bond interest rates

Greenville School Board - dropped grades K-12 workbooks, flat and lab fees immediately upon passage

Greenville School Board - the new 5-8 building includes a Senior Citizen center at no extra cost.


The State funds 40% of a BASIC facility. The OSFC formula only funded a BASIC building housing 774 students. The district is currently averaging over 210 students per grade level in grades K-4. Additional academic square footage and upgrades for long term energy efficiencies add to the total cost of the local taxpayer share.


Proposed New Middle School

Proposed New Middle School
Proposed New Middle School

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Benefits of Passing this NOW/Consequences of Not Passing this NOW

Benefits of Passing this NOW:
· Consolidation of two buildings will save $300-500,000 a year
-Energy/utilities will drop from $1.74 square foot to $.95 square foot.
-Transportation
-Staff
-Supplies
-Maintenance
· Recoup construction cost at the Junior High building
· Low interest rates will reduce bond cost
· Presently construction costs are much lower
· Building project will bring employment opportunities to the community
· Secure and safe environment

Consequences of NOT PASSING this NOW:
· Increased open enrollment to new buildings in the county school systems.
· Decreased enrollment will negatively impact the cash flow from the state.
· Future participation in the state building programs will require constructing more than one building and a significant increase in the taxpayer cost.
· Greenville may be on its own because the state may opt to utilize facility dollars for other purposes.