AVON, Ind — Avon Community School Corporation is asking voters to renew a key part of its funding at a slightly lower rate, and residents are heading to the polls today to decide.

The district’s operating referendum, first approved in 2018, is up for renewal. School officials are proposing a rate of 33 cents per $100 of assessed property value, down from 35 cents. If approved, it would bring in about $14 million a year for the next eight years.

Superintendent Dr. Scott Wyndham spoke to WISH-TV, saying the renewal is not about adding new programs but maintaining what the district already has.

“Basically, it means we get to continue doing what we’ve been doing for the last seven years,” Wyndham said. “Since 2018, we’ve had 142 teachers and 31 support staff positions paid through the refer

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