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FREMONT SCHOOL DISTRICT
TAXPAYERS ARE AT THE POLLS
TODAY TO DECIDE THE OUTCOME OF
A LEVY. THAT LEVY TOTALS
3.6-MILLION DOLLARS WHICH WILL
HELP THE DISTRICT WITH IT'S
FUNDING FOR TWO YEARS.
EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER
STEVEN POPE SHOWS US VOTER
REACTION SO FAR.
"I VOTED YES, OUR SCHOOLS NEED
EVERY BIT OF HELP THEY CAN GET.
WE NEED TO SPONSOR THE KIDS SO
THEY GROW UP TO BE RESPONSIBLE
ADULTS,""I'M AGAINST IT. I'M
GOING TO VOTE NO,""I FEEL THAT
THE LEVY IS DEFINITELY NEEDED
FOR THE EDUCATION OF OUR YOUNG
PEOPLE,""I FEEL THE SCHOOL
BOARD HAS HAD A FREE CHECKBOOK
FOR TOO LONG. THEY NEED TO
TIGHTEN THEIR BELTS LIKE THE
REST OF US IN THIS ECONOMY,"
SOME VOTERS THAT EVEN APPROVED
THE LEVY RECOGNIZED THAT THE
TAX INCREASE ISN'T COMING AT A
GREAT TIME."IT'S GOING TO BE
ROUGH. I'M WIDOWED, I LIVE ON
SOCIAL SECURITY AND A SMALL
PENSION, BUT I STILL THINK
IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE DO
THIS FOR OUR STUDENTS AND
TEACHERS,"WHILE OTHERS VOTERS
DIDN'T SEE THE TAX INCREASE AS
A BIG DEAL."IT'S NOT THAT BIG
OF A TAX PROBLEM. I DON'T
THINK IT'S GOING TO EVEN
CHANGE OUR TAX BURDEN A LITTLE
BIT,"STEVEN POPE CHANNEL 3