Effingham superintendent looking at ‘punishing’ voters, group alleges
Effingham Community Schools Superintendent Mark Doan is considering “punishing" voters for rejecting a second effort at a sales tax by issuing $ 14 million in bonds, the Edgar County Watchdogs (ECW) allege. In April, voters nixed upping the sales tax to 7.75 percent from 6.5 percent to increase a reserve fund and offset the potential impact of a loss of state funding. The school district was expected to use its portion of the revenue to make upgrades to Effingham Junior […]
