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Taylor County board advances sales‑tax and millage referendum after poll shows initial support
Summary
After a Clearview Research poll showed early majority support for two ballot options, the Taylor County School Board voted to begin the referendum process for a four‑year 1‑mill operating levy and a half‑cent discretionary sales surtax; staff said the sales tax could raise about $1.8 million annually.
Steven Van Cor of Clearview Research told the Taylor County School Board on Jan. 28 that a stratified, live‑caller poll of county voters produced topline support for two options under consideration. "When we asked that question, it came out at 63, yes, 26, no," Van Cor said of a proposed 1‑mill levy to fund operations for four years. He reported the half‑cent sales surtax question polled about 59% to 36%.
Van Cor emphasized that poll results are a snapshot and that undecided voters often break to "no" by Election Day, urging careful ballot language and targeted messaging. He described the survey as a representative random sample, stratified to…
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