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Southern Wells County To Hold School Referendum

By Scott Sarvay
June 18, 2010 Updated Nov 3, 2009 at 5:52 PM EST WELLS COUNTY, Ind. (Indiana's NewsCenter) - Some Wells County residents will vote Tuesday whether to raise property taxes to help the Southern Wells school district. The referendum would raise $300,000 a-year for the district's general funds. School officials say they need the money or they'll be forced to cut teachers, freeze wages and make other cuts. Polls are open until 6 p.m. Tuesday. If the referendum passes, property taxes in the district would go up $61 per $100,000 of a home's assessed valuation. Southern Wells is one of seven Indiana school districts to pose school building or tax questions on the ballot.
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