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Another Referdenum for Brandywine School District

Don Rush

Voters in the Brandywine School District will get yet another chance to vote on a referendum asking for tax increases.

It will essentially be the same as last time with $9 million for the school district’s operating budget and another $19.3 million for construction.

The Wilmington News Journal reports that the referendum will not include the $5 million for athletic field turf.

In the last election the referendum lost by 163 votes.

The News Journal reports that if the referendum does not succeed the district will have to slash $8 million from its spending plan.

The district is looking for a 28 cent tax increase for its operating budget.

Don Rush is the News Director and Senior Producer of News and Public Affairs at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.