http://gruene.livejournal.com/ ([identity profile] gruene.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] davis_square2016-07-17 06:39 pm
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Prop 2½ override coming to Somerville this November?

I received a telephone survey this afternoon regarding a potential ballot question this fall that would raise property taxes to pay for the new Somerville High School. This is the first I'd heard that a so-called "Prop 2½ override" was being considered, which, I believe, would be the first such vote in Somerville's history. Does anyone have more information about this?

Background on the new school here: http://www.somervillema.gov/highschool/

[personal profile] ron_newman 2016-07-18 01:52 am (UTC)(link)
Yes, there was some promotion of this at ArtBeat yesterday.

[personal profile] ron_newman 2016-07-18 02:39 am (UTC)(link)
I'd say both, as they go together.

[identity profile] vonelftinhaus.livejournal.com 2016-07-18 02:13 pm (UTC)(link)
I know citizens pay taxes that go towards schools, regardless of having children, but is this common for a city to impose another tax to specifically fund a new school?
Edited 2016-07-18 14:14 (UTC)

[identity profile] madrigal.livejournal.com 2016-07-19 11:17 am (UTC)(link)
Arlington passed something similar in June - http://arlington.wickedlocal.com/news/20160614/arlington-debt-exclusions-pass-in-landslide

[identity profile] jlauspitz.livejournal.com 2016-07-19 03:19 pm (UTC)(link)
Arlington had three project-specific ballot questions, all of which passed. I wonder whether in addition to the Somerville High School bonding exclusion there will be a second ballot question on the City's $50 million commitment to the Green Line Extension.

[identity profile] fefie.livejournal.com 2016-07-20 02:51 am (UTC)(link)
I've been wondering about this myself, Somerville's $50 million "commitment" for GLX.