Taxpayers living in the West Clermont School District will have another chance to accept or reject a $53 million bond issue in a special election Feb. 6.
Ten thousand voters did support the same bond issue last November but it still fell short by a mere 80 votes.
Since the margin of defeat was less than one percent, the board, unwilling to succumb, took immediate measures last November to ensure that the same bond issue would be returned to voters next month.
“Our role as elected people on this board is to provide the necessary resources to the students in the school district and then to manage them wisely,” said superintendent Gary Brooks. “The board understands that no one wants higher taxes, but the need is not going away.”