Referendum passes with success
By Thomas O’ Farrell
On May 4, citizens voted on whether or not to pass the 2010 Washington Township referendum. Much to the delight of Washington Township families and employees, the vote was 71 percent in favor of passing the referendum.
Had the referendum not passed 4 million dollars would have had to been made in cuts.
Forty-five teacher positions could have been eliminated, along with an abundance of athletic/performing arts programs. The township’s custodial staff also would have taken cuts, as several positions could have been removed. In excess to all of these cuts, summer school would be removed and classrooms would become overcrowded due to the teacher cuts.
Because the referendum passed, taxes will be raised eight cents per every one hundred dollars of a property’s assessed value. The township won’t have to make the difficult decision of what to cut and students will still get to participate in all of the extra curricular activities they love.
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