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Warren County School Board seeks talks with supervisors to protect meals-tax revenue for school maintenance
Summary
The Warren County School Board voted to ask the Board of Supervisors to negotiate how meals‑tax revenue can be used to fund ongoing school facility maintenance and preservation of debt‑service funding arrangements.
The Warren County School Board on Oct. 1 adopted a resolution asking the Warren County Board of Supervisors to open talks on using meals‑tax revenue to fund long‑term upkeep of school facilities.
The request follows presentations by Dr. Costner, who reviewed the history of the meals tax ballot language and subsequent county/town agreements that changed how collections were distributed. Costner told the board the county is currently covering debt service tied to school construction and that the existing memorandum of agreement provides the town with 30% of corridor meals‑tax receipts, reducing the share available to the school division.
The resolution the board approved notes the board of supervisors has funded debt…
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