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The desserts don't look very good on the school lunch menu.

You would think by now they could have come up with something better than peaches and pears.

Come up to the compulsory hog trough kids and get your dull unimaginative slice of canned peach.
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Since I got a letter from the school district telling me that my taxes would go down if I voted yes to this issue. I was wondering how much my taxes would go down if I voted no. Does anyone know the answer to that question?
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I hope there is a high voter turnout today. I believe they deliberately ran the issue during a non-election year, hoping for low voter turnout (except among those supporting the issue). If the measure is defeated, they can try again next year before the referendum expires—except that will be during a mid-term election, with higher voter turnout.

The referendum also doesn't seem to be as publicized as in years past. Those who are in favor of it are going to vote, trying to get this through. They're counting on those against it staying home. I hope voters on both sides  of the issue show up in high numbers.

Vote for the referendum. Vote against the referendum. Just vote and let your voice be heard.

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Weren't some of the budget cuts that necessitated this referendum recently restored?

I am legitimately asking this question, not saying. I thought that Dayton had restored some of the cuts to education funding (or at least indicated that he would). If that is indeed the case, why would we extend the referendum? The district would have their funding from the state restored.

Or would they view the ending of a referendum as a loss of revenue, even with the restorations? Do they figure that we are already used to being taxed that amount anyway, so we shouldn't really miss it if the funding continues?

Either way, the problem isn't with the funding. It's with the education industry budgeting their money. About 50 percent of our tax money goes to education. How much of that money actually makes its way into the classroom where it makes a difference?

Watched a round-table discussion on PBS just last week about school budgets. They said about 80-85% goes toward salaries & benefits for current & retired employees :dunno:

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My wife and I couldnt wait to vote NO.
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It passed!!!
Raises all around!!!

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It passed!!!
Raises all around!!!

It isn't an increase. The vote was whether or not to continue the last referendum. This just means that the old one will not expire.

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Wouldn't it have been a decrease if it didn't pass? What else do you call it?
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Wouldn't it have been a decrease if it didn't pass? What else do you call it?

I call it maintaining the current level of funding. A lack of a decrease =/= an increase. This will not raise the level of funding, with the exception that the tax level will apparently increase with inflation. It is not a new tax or a new referendum. It was a vote to continue the existing referendum.

If it didn't pass, yes, it would have been a decrease beginning in 2015. The old referendum would have expired and our taxes would have decreased, at least for that portion.

EDIT: According to the Tribune article, taxes will go down marginally anyway. That would have been the case whether or not the referendum passed. Had it not passed, they would have gone down even more.

Tribune article about referendum

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I repeat... raises all around!!!

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