Tax Renewal Will Be Devoted To Renovating Central High

Central voters will go to the polls this Saturday to consider whether to renew a 23.65-mill property tax originally passed in 2009 to construct the Central School Complex, which houses Central Intermediate School and Central Middle School.

The renewal would extend the tax by 20 years and provide funding to rebuild Central High School and make major improvements to Wildcat Stadium on Hooper Road.

Central schools Supt. Jason Fountain said that, if approved, the tax would fund $22.2 million for the high school and $1.8 million for the stadium.

Central High School was built in 1970.  Dr. Fountain said the improvements to Central High School would make it a world class facility. Improvements would include:

•Entire interior will be renovated, including all classrooms

•Renovation of media center (or library)