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Petition turned in to stop small building tax for schools County court clerk will now validate signatures. Signatures cannot be removed by those who have a change of heart, and they are all now a matter of public record By Ed Waggener A petition with over 1,600 names on it was turned in to Adair County Court Clerk Sheila Blair yesterday, Thursday, October 22, 2009. The petition seeks to recall the nickel tax the school board had implementedon September 10, 2009, in an effort to get matching funds and bonding capacity to build a new Elementary School, a new soccer field and track facilities, a new bus garage, renovations of technology building, Lacy Music Building, and more. If at least 755 names are found to be valid, the school board will the option of calling for and paying for a special election or having the matter on the November 2010 general election ballot. Each signature on the petition will be checked to see that it has a printed name, a signature, a street address and social security number and that the person signed the petition for the precinct in which he or she lives. While the petition beat the Sunday, October 25, 2009 deadline, by three days, the number of signatures obtained is down substantially from the 2,200 plus on a similar effort in 2005. The county court clerk will have 30 days to determine whether or not the petition has the necessary 755 valid signatures. Names on the petition are not public record. According to County Court Clerk Sheila Blair, persons who would wish to remove their names from the list cannot do so at this point. A number of community leaders and groups appear ready to launch a much more vigorous campaign to get voter approval for the tiny 5.6cents per $100 assessment, should the 755 qualified signatures be found on the petitions. In the special election held on December 6, 2005, the vote was 2,326 agains, to 864 for the special tax, with the measure carrying only one precinct, South Columbia, and 15 precincts and the absentees voting against. However, in that election, little pro tax organization was evident. That may be different if a special election is necessary with this effort to improve Adair County Schools. This story was posted on 2009-10-23 14:01:40
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