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School board renews push to direct meals-tax revenue to school capital fund
Summary
During a joint session, school board members argued the 2003 meals-tax referendum intended revenue to support school capital projects and urged county staff and supervisors to return the revenue stream to a dedicated CIP account; questions remain about current collection practices and a prior 2018 settlement with a town.
At the March 18 joint work session, Warren County school leaders renewed efforts to route the county meals-tax revenue into the school division’s capital improvements fund, saying the 2003 referendum authorizing the tax intended funds to support school facilities.
Board members reported an ambiguous current practice: the county’s general fund has been used to pay debt and other items and towns now collect some local meals taxes, and a 2018 settlement was described as providing…
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