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School tax question a simple one on December 15, 2009 In last night's Adair County School Board meeting
Click on headline for full, detailed story with photo(s) By Ed Waggener An election which may have the most important bearing on Adair County's future in the coming decade comes down to a simple "For" or "Against" a measure to meet school building needs. The Adair County Board of Education put the finishing touches on the special election to be held December 15, 2009, approving the following wording,unanimously: "Are you for or against the Adair County School District levying, as authorized by KRS 160, a building fund assessment of 5.6 cents per hundred dollars of assessed property value to meet facility needs for our children."Superintendent Darrell Treece told the board that the Community Working for Children (CWC) is fully organized, with Doyle Lloyd, President of the Adair County Band Boosters, the chair of the group, and Bryan Rich, Treasurer of the Band Boosters, also taking the job of Treasurer of CWC.FOR______ "They already have campaign funds in the bank," he said. Media campaign is already started. Superintendent Treece also noted the number of business and civic leaders who are endorsing the effort. A letter accepting December 15, 2009, for the special election and including the wording, which meets all statutory requirements, was to be delivered to Adair County Court Clerk Sheila Blair this morning. The date for the election was a Hobson's Choice: Because the option was within a 10 day frame with only one Tuesday, December 15, 2009, that was the only date which met statutory requirements. The election must be held on Tuesday, he said. On Mr. Treece's recommendation, an item considering sunsetting the new facilities tax was passed over. Board gets good news on water The board also got good news on the water supply for the Adair County Schools. Adair County Water District General Manager Lenny Stone, accompanied by Jennifer Carter, Office Manager for the Adair County Water District, were at the meeting. Mr. Stone told the board that the county water district is fully ready to accept the Adair County School District campus as a customer. "Mayor Bell and representatives from the City of Columbia asked us to do this," he said. "And our board voted to accept the schools as customers." He told the board that the original plan, approved by his board, was to accept the campus from the Columbia Western Bypass to include Adair County Elementary, the Adair County High School, the Ag building, and much of the Athletic Complex. "We'd take all of that part of the campus up to the school bus garage," he said. But the City vote earlier this week was to transfer all the school campus. "We'll take it all," Stone said, "we'll just have to have a vote by our board to accept the additional buildings." These include are the bus garage, Adair County Middle School, Col. William Casey, the Raymond Lacy Music Building and the Computer building, John Adair Intermediate School, and the Adair County Schools administration building. Mr. Stone said the reason the water district is accepting the campus is simple, "Marshall Loy, our attorney, put it best when he said it is the right thing to do, after all, these are our children and grandchildren, too. Their safety and welfare come first." At issue were two critical factors, he said. One is that the county can provide the water pressure needed in case of a fire. The second is water quality, which, he said, is likely to deteriorate in the city once the new Columbia Western Bypass 12" waterline is complete. "We'll be delivering fresher water. At present, the water for the schools is coming from the new Adair County Water Treatment Plant through our lines to town, then into the city's older, deteriorating system, run to the Page Street tower, and then, from there, to the schools. "After we take over the system, the water for the schools will come directly through our new lines to the school." He said that the water will be part of a much larger volume of water going to the fast developing south end of the county, including Walmart and the rest of Holladay Place. The faster the water flows, the sooner it is used, the fresher and safer it is, he said. He briefly touched on the much larger problems which will be facing customers in Columbia when the new water line goes in; there will a far lower volume of water going through the antiquated Columbia Utilities System, which, unfortunately, will exacerbate an already bad situation. Mr. Stone said the school campus will be taken over in two phases: 1) The bypass side of the campus will be changed over during Christmas break and 2) The Greensburg Street side will be changeover duing the school's summer vacation in 2010. "That way," he said, "there won't need to be any boil water alerts or special water problems while school is in session." Mr. Stone asked for and received assurances that a building housing a big back flow valve will receive an easement for placement on the school campus. Mr. Treece said that exact details have to be worked out and approved by the board with Buildings and Grounds at the Kentucky Department of Education, but after preliminary talks, he saw no reason why this cannot be provided. Audit report one of best ever The board heard the report of the school board auditor Mike Jones of Mather & Co on the most recent audit of the school's financial records. The board received an unqualified opinion with glowing reports for the work of the administration, especially that of Board Treasurer Renae Smith. Mr. Jones said that Ms. Smith has the excellent attribute in a finance officer of being a worrier. "She doesn't do things thinking it is easier to get forgiveness than to get permission," he said. "If she has a situation which is out of the ordinary," she calls us, to make sure it is handled correctly in the first place." Attendance has been better Assistant Superintendent Brenda Mann told the board that attendance has been climbing, with most recent days reaching 94% or better. "Most schools around the state are having the same trend," she said. She said that there might be a later spike in flu, that it is expected, but so far the Adair County School System has fared well during the flu season. With Friday, November 20, 2009 flu clinics for Adair County Middle and Adair County High schools, she said, flu clinics will have been held at all main campus schools. Consent agenda approved with addition The consent agenda, which includes approval for out of state trips and a large sale of surplus technology equipment, was approved including these items:
Information About Your Adair County Schools The Adair County Board of Education holds regular monthly meetings each third Thursday, at the Adair County Board Conference Room, Board of Education Office, 1204 Greensburg ST, Columbia, KY. Phone 270-384-2476 Adair County Board of Education: Chairman Chris Watts (District 3); Vice Chairman Marsha Walker (District 2); Members Greg Willis (District 1); Mike Harris (District 5); and Floyd Burton (District 4). Superintendent Darrell Treece. School Board Attorney Jeff Hoover. Assistant Superintendent Brenda Mann, Instructional Supervisor Phyllis Curry; Anita Wethington, Special Education Director; Mike Akin, Title 1 Coordinator; Carla Perkins, Technology Coordinator; David Jones, Transportation Director; Ricky Bault, Maintenance Director; Carol Roy, Food Services Director; Renae Smith, Finance Officer. Becky Bailey, Public Affairs/Public Relations Coordinator This story was posted on 2009-11-20 08:27:58
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