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DeSoto Parish School Board asking voters to approve property tax renewals in March

In an effort to avoid possible cuts in current operations, the DeSoto Parish School Board will be asking voters to approve two property tax renewals in March.

 

The taxes don't expire until 2016, but taking the issue to voters early will give the board additional chances to put the measure on subsequent ballots. T

 

he two taxes would combine to produce about $38 million annually, which is some 42 percent of the $88 million budget approved for 2014-15 school operations.

 

A loss of funds would have the board faced with possibly making funding cuts to employees and would bring academics at each school in the parish to a grinding halt.

 

DeSoto Parish voters have not failed to approve continuing the taxes.

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