When the Christian County Board of Education meets Thursday night, it could vote on whether or not to fund a special election for the proposed ‘nickel tax.’
The advanced agenda for the meeting to be held at 6 p.m. Thursday at the district office on Glass Avenue includes the proposal.
Superintendent Mary Ann Gemmill recently appeared on WHOP and said she would recommend that the board spend the approximately $70,000 it would cost to hold a special election, assuming the Citizens Right to Vote in Tax Increases has enough signatures certified on its petition to necessitate a recall of the property tax hike.
The school system wants to use the new revenue to service the debt on construction of a new academic building at Hopkinsville High School and the district stands to lose out on about $2.5 million in new revenue this upcoming tax year if they wait until the November general election and the vote goes in their favor.
November would be too late to get the new tax rate on the upcoming tax bills.
If they did wait until November, placing the tax question on the regular general election ballot would not cost the school system any funds.