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Four hundred ninety-four ballots were counted following the regular school election on May 8 in Carter County. That’s roughly 57% of the registered voters in the county. Of those 494, 305 were in favor of the general fund increase, while 189 were against it.

The levy authorizes the school board to impose an increase in local taxes to support the high school’s general fund. This increase of $8480.90, approximately .16 mills, will increase the taxes on a home with a market value of $100,000 by about twenty-one cents, and will increase the taxes on a home with a market value of $200,000 by about forty-two cents.

The duration of the levy is permanent, assuming the district levies that amount at least once in the next five years.

From High School District #1, 34 votes came back in favor of the levy, 32 were against it. From High School District #2, there were 30 in favor of the levy and 36 against. From High School District #3 (#15), 241 voted for the proposition and 121 voted against it.