Comments on: Opinion: Voting For Half-Cent Sales Tax For Schools Is Critical

By: derek

derek — Mon, 04 Nov 2024 15:50:48 +0000

Over the past 25 years I have seen the blight in Escambia County increase dramatically and the quality of life diminish. The continuation of this shared revenue source will insure that our children and their schools are of a quality surpassing other school systems! I vote yes for the kids future! A shared income source is fair!

By: Retired

Retired — Sat, 02 Nov 2024 11:25:10 +0000

Vote yes. This is not a new tax. It is a renewal/continuation of a nearly 30 year old tax.

By: Oversight

Oversight — Sat, 02 Nov 2024 07:46:48 +0000

PSA for all the No voters. The school district is a taxing authority. So if this tax fails, the district will get the money elsewhere and that will be through an increase in your property taxes. Even if you don’t own a home, your rent will go up to cover it.

By: Rasheed Jackson

Rasheed Jackson — Sat, 02 Nov 2024 03:00:37 +0000

No to the .5 cent sales tax. Escambia county sales tax is 7.5%. Those .5 cent taxes keep adding up. Time to start backing them off.

By: straightshooter

straightshooter — Sat, 02 Nov 2024 01:26:23 +0000

Vote No. Like all government entities, they will spend all the take and more. The lottery was supposed to solve all the money problems.

By: Terri Herrington

Terri Herrington — Sat, 02 Nov 2024 00:22:47 +0000

I hear everyone say — no.. go get money from Florida lottery. Well folks the FL lottery money for education goes for students in Florida – all students, not just in Escambia county. It’s for bright futures scholarships. The half cent sales tax, that we have been paying since 1997, built new schools such as Global Learning Academy, AK Suter, Pleasant Grove, Helen Cato, and every elementary school revived an indoor play area. AG buildings at Tate, PHS and Escambia have gotten improvements. Having an updated building helps everyone.
Some schools got new carpet, new LVP. Updated buildings. This tax that we pay and tourist pay goes for those things. Please consider keeping the half cent sales tax. Vote Yes!

By: Anne

Anne — Fri, 01 Nov 2024 23:13:54 +0000

My family and I have voted YES for the 1/2 cent sales tax since it began and did the same this time.
We value Public Education and this is an easy way for ALL of us to support Good Things for OUR Future.
Many do not understand that LOTTO goes toward Bright Futures to help kids who may not otherwise be able to afford the basics of higher education.
1/2 Cent Sales Tax goes toward Schools Building new ones and expanding existing ones, School & Facilities Maintenance, Purchase of School Busses and Maintaining them fuel-oil included,
SO….We have and will Continue to vote YES for the 1/2 cent school tax where everyone who purchases taxable items helps pay.

By: John

John — Fri, 01 Nov 2024 20:23:51 +0000

I’d be glad to vote for this 1/2 cent tax, as long as at the same time we do away with the 1/2 cent tax to pay for ECAT. If we keep voting to add these 1/2 cent sales taxes, pretty soon there won’t be a 1/2 cent left for the tax payers to live on.

By: Your Florida Neighbor

Your Florida Neighbor — Fri, 01 Nov 2024 19:08:51 +0000

This half cent tax fills the gap left by the old PECO funds for school facilities that came through taxes on home phone lines. The Florida Lotto is for bright futures scholarships for college tuition. The renovations funded by the half cent sales tax reduce the utility costs of the schools with efficient lights, insulation, windows, and equipment made this century.

By: Bella

Bella — Fri, 01 Nov 2024 16:41:29 +0000

The big hype when we got the LOTTO was money money for schools. Go get money from them.
VOTE NO ON 1/2 CENT TAX