Amelia voters to decide on 1% sales tax for school construction Nov. 3

Commentary: Are sales taxes the fairest way to fund improved schools? 47 localities are asking voters to decide.

A view from outside the newly renovated Gloucester County High School, which opened last September. (Photo by Nathaniel Cline/Virginia Mercury)Amid lingering inflation from high fuel prices, 47 Virginia localities are about to ask their residents to vote on Tuesday for a ballot question that will make every retail purchase they make near their homes costlier. Interesting timing to say the least. But that doesn’t make it wrong. If voters approve …

Amelia voters to decide on 1% sales tax for school construction Nov. 3

Amelia County voters will decide Tuesday, Nov. 3, whether to authorize an additional 1% local sales tax dedicated to public school construction and major renovation projects. The referendum, appearing on the November general election ballot, would give Amelia County a potential new source of revenue for school facilities without relying solely on existing local funding sources. The proposal is part […]