Education
Second try for school repair tax on May ballot
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By Michelle Armstead
Williamston Post staff writer
The Williamston School Board plans to put a tax proposal on the May ballot to fund school repairs. Voters rejected a similar proposal Nov.6. The state allows the district to establish a sinking fund rather than a bond to pay for school repairs; according the Steve Cook, director of finance, the district’s debt structure does not levy enough millage to cover its current bonds. The last bond issue was given in 2005. In December, it was reported that Williamston High School had cracked floors, leaking ceilings in multiple areas of the school and a broken boiler.