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Property Tax Hike: No in Christina, Yes in Red Clay

Don Rush

There will be no property tax hike for those living in the Christina school district.

Voters turned down two proposals by as much as 4-thousand votes out of over 6-thousand cast.

The first plan would have raised taxes by 65 cent per $100 of assessed property value .which would have covered the district’s growing costs and staved off budget cuts.

The second would have raised taxes by $1.05 for $100 of assessed property value which would have paid for a boost to gifted and talented programs as well as summer school and extended days.

Meanwhile, Red Clay school district voters accepted a single plan by a closer vote of 63-hundred to 55-hundred.

The measure will raise taxes by 35 cents on $100 of assessed property value over three years.

It will help the district avoid cuts across its schools and include money to invest in student access to technology 

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.