FRANKLIN COUNTY, Ohio -- With three prior defeats at the polls, South-Western City Schools voted to change the millage as it goes to its voters for a fourth time.
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A little more than a week after voters defeated an 8.3-mill operating levy, South-Western City Schools will go to its voters for a fourth time.
School board members decided to place a 7.4-mill continuous operating levy on the November general election ballot Thursday night.
The proposed 7.4 mills would cost the owner of a $100,000 home about $226 more per year.
If the proposed levy were to pass, officials said, the district would reinstate busing and it would consider pay-to-play fees for sports and extracurricular activities.
If it were to fail, the district stands to lose out on a whole year of revenue.
Tax collection would start in January 2010.
Winter sports and activities could make a comeback if passed.
If voters were to pass the proposed levy, cuts still will have to be made, officials said.
The school board has asked administrators to figure out what those cuts would be.
Thursday’s “yes” votes placed the issue on the ballot officially.
A school district only can go to voters three times within a calendar year to ask for higher taxes, under Ohio law. SWCS put a levy on the ballot in May and in August and will in November.
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