TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) – Leon County Schools hosted a community conversation meeting Tuesday night to inform the public about the renewal of the half-penny sales tax that will be on the ballot in November.
Officials holding the meeting at Leon High School told people of the significance of the tax and how the board utilizes the revenue source, generating about $32 million a year.
Superintendent of Leon County Schools Rocky Hanna said that over the course of the next 15 years, the tax will generate between $500 million and $600 million for the school system if renewed.
“Those dollars are going straight back into the economy to help do the work,” Hanna said. “We need our local businesses to join with us and to get those dollars and resources.”
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Officials said the money goes toward various construction projects around the county as well as improvements to technology and safety measures.
Tuesday was the second of five meetings the district will host on the half-penny sales tax.
The next meetings are Sept. 16 at Chiles High School at 6 p.m., Sept. 23 at Rickards High School at 6 p.m. and Sept. 29 at Lincoln High School at 6 p.m.
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