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Marion County staff present third-quarter referendum report and plan November renewal

Independent Citizen Referendum Oversight Committee (Marion County Public Schools) · April 16, 2026
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Summary

District officials told the Independent Citizen Referendum Oversight Committee the one-mil referendum has generated nearly $262 million cumulatively with roughly $254 million spent to date; staff outlined program-level spending, a projected carryforward, and said referendum-renewal language will appear on the November ballot.

Marion County Public Schools officials presented a third-quarter report on the district's one-mil ad valorem property tax referendum, telling the Independent Citizen Referendum Oversight Committee that cumulative revenues have reached nearly $262 million and cumulative expenditures roughly $254 million.

The presentation, delivered by Mr. Rios Walsh, the district's finance lead, covered allowable uses of referendum funds (reading, physical education, art, music, library media, vocational programs, class-size reduction, staff retention and school safety) and the district's…

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