Burden on taxpayers

Dear Editor,

In 2007, the school board passed the Greenville Plan and borrowed nearly $400 million to build and renovate schools. The school bond millage rate skyrocketed from 19 mills to 58 mills.

I voted “No” on the plan, thought it was excessive, and did an end run around the state constitution that states all that borrowing should go to voter referendum.

As more houses are built to fund that recurring fixed annual bond payment, the tax rate

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