A $16.5 million school bond issue for new building construction and renovation will appear on the ballot in Sevier County.
Some $10.8 million will be spent on six prioritized projects during the next few years. Sevier School District officials say the additional $5.7 million will be spent in the future only if justified by student growth.A state-supported voted leeway tax will also be on the ballot but won't cost additional taxes. District officials said they will decrease the capital outlay tax by an amount equal to the new leeway tax, thereby offsetting one another. Approval of the leeway, however, would make the district eligible to receive $150,000 a year in state guarantee funds.
The estimated annual tax impact for the owner of a $100,000 property, beginning in 1998, is: If both the bond and the voted leeway pass, $23 residential, $42 business; if the bond passes but the leeway fails, $34 on a home, $63 business.
A new middle school in north Sevier has top priority.