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Mayor urges Trussville voters to back Aug. 27 property-tax increase to fund three school projects
Summary
Mayor Melton told the City Council that an August 27 ballot will ask voters to raise property taxes to pay for a new elementary school, a middle-school addition with a new cafeteria, and a high-school wing; a public forum is scheduled for Thursday at 6 p.m. in the high school performing-arts building.
Mayor Melton told the council that the city and school system will ask Trussville voters on Aug. 27 to approve a property-tax increase to fund three capital projects: construction of a new elementary school, an addition to the middle school that would include a new cafeteria, and a wing at the high school.
"There's a very important vote on August 27th for our city and our school system," the mayor said, urging residents to attend a public forum at 6 p.m. Thursday in the high school performing-arts building where the plan will be presented and the three projects explained.
The mayor said Dr. Martin and city leaders have briefed several homeowners associations and that the public forum will show the needs and answer questions. No tax-rate figure or dollar total was given in the council remarks; the mayor asked residents to attend the forum to review details and said additional outreach has included HOA briefings.
What’s next: the public forum will be held Thursday at 6:00 p.m. in the high school performing-arts building; the Aug. 27 vote is the next formal step listed in the mayor’s remarks.
Speakers quoted or referenced: Mayor Melton; Dr. Martin.
