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School Board members Wayne Deslatte and Marilyn LaSalle take part in a sales tax discussion Tuesday at a special board meeting in Centerville.

The Daily Review/Bill Decker

School Board tries again to get tax on May 9 ballot

CENTERVILLE — The St. Mary School Board made another attempt Tuesday to get a new half-cent sales tax on the May 9 ballot after an influential state senator expressed reservations about the original proposition. At a special meeting, the board added a five-year sunset provision to its resolution in response to concerns expressed by state Sen. Bret Allain about a tax enacted in perpetuity. The resolution seeks a May 9 election. Now the amended resolution goes to the State Bond Commission’s Ad Hoc Subcommittee, which meets March 11 with enough time to authorize the May 9 vote. The board passed the original resolution ...

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