Groton Area School District opt-out passes

  • Linda Witt was the final person to cast a ballot at the Bristol Community Center April 9 before the polls closed during the special Groton Area School District election. Here poll workers, Kathryn Bury, Kris Hubsch and Sara Johnson check Witt in and hand her a ballot to cast a vote for or against the opt-out. At the end of the day, the opt-out passed 567 to 275. There was a 33 percent district voter turnout with 842 of 2,572 voters turning out. Reporter & Farmer | Amanda Dulitz
    Linda Witt was the final person to cast a ballot at the Bristol Community Center April 9 before the polls closed during the special Groton Area School District election. Here poll workers, Kathryn Bury, Kris Hubsch and Sara Johnson check Witt in and hand her a ballot to cast a vote for or against the opt-out. At the end of the day, the opt-out passed 567 to 275. There was a 33 percent district voter turnout with 842 of 2,572 voters turning out. Reporter & Farmer | Amanda Dulitz
    A 10-year tax optout for the Groton Area School District has passed by a majority in last week’s election. The district is now authorized to assess an additional $1,250,000 in property taxes per year for up to 10 years.The public vote to support the school board’s earlier resolution was decided by 32.74 percent of the total eligible voters of the district, with 842 of 2,572 voters sh...

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