Sumner County voters overwhelming rejected a proposed Wheel Tax increase of $25 per year last night. Nearly 80% of voters rejected the proposal which would have dedicated the $3 million in new revenue to the school system.
The School Board has said it faces a potential $10 million shortfall in its 2012-2013 budget and the Wheel Tax would have started to fill that whole.
Board members have also indicated their desire to offer employees a raise in next year's budget for the first time in 4 years. It is uncertain whether the County Commission, which gave its own employees a 3% raise this year, will fund the School Board's request.
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