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Town voting on school tax

GREENLAND (AP) — Greenland voters will decide whether a 1 percent sales tax should go toward bailing out the city’s public schools.

Residents go to the polls Tuesday.

The state took over the Greenland School District last summer because of its lagging finances. The city tax has gone to repay a sewer bond. But if the measure passes, it would raise about $100,000 a year and 95 percent of the funds would go to the schools. The city would get the remaining 5 percent.

The city of Bald Knob also dedicates part of its sales tax to its school district. A 2 percent s...
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