Unofficial Results: South-Western Levy Passes | WBNS-10TV, Cent...

For the South-Western City School District, it appears the fourth time is the charm.

[Bohica]

Grove City... don't forget the Franklin County Children Service levy passed too. That will add another $95 a year to your $100,000 home.

Add the AEP 54%(electric) rate increase over the next 3 years, 10 cents more per CF of natural gas to heat your home this winter, the Columbus City income tax you are now paying if you work in the city, COTA bus increase for those who ride the bus, gasoline costs and rising food costs.

Enjoy the game! LOL

[michelle nash]

i can not afford to pay more taxes a year ,i work hard for my money...
i think poor peoplr should not have to pay...

[Jtt]

I wish we could make it so that when these type of levies/taxes come up only the people who have to pay (i.e. homeowners) get to vote on them. I wonder how many of the 400 plus votes were students who turned 18 (and could vote) since the last time the voters said no.

[making a comment]

Bohica wrote:

Grove City... don't forget the Franklin County Children Service levy passed too. That will add another $95 a year to your $100,000 home.
Add the AEP 54%(electric) rate increase over the next 3 years, 10 cents more per CF of natural gas to heat your home this winter, the Columbus City income tax you are now paying if you work in the city, COTA bus increase for those who ride the bus, gasoline costs and rising food costs.
Enjoy the game! LOL

The Children's Services levy will NOT add anything to our tax bill. It was a replacement levy. I think it was for less money, too. I'll have to check that part out.

[Whatever]

LINDA wrote:

This town sucks, this school system sucks, this state sucks, city sucks, county sucks.

Don't forget country!!
It's what I keep repeating in all my other posts: Welcome to communism, where we take from those that have to give to those that have not. People can judge me "nuts" and "clueless" all day, but at the end of the day, count your change - cause that's about all you got! Hope you all like it!!

[Whatever]

michelle nash wrote:

i can not afford to pay more taxes a year ,i work hard for my money...
i think poor peoplr should not have to pay...

Define "poor". Sister, we're all poor now!

[linda is an idiot]

LINDA wrote:

Yea, Merry Christmas! Start paying on your mortgage now! This is a permanent tax people. These people got nasty and hateful until they got what they wanted. This will be a hardship for people on fixed income. I hope the snotty nosed stupid kids get to play their stupid sports and the teachers union is happy. All we keep getting is more and more taxes. I would bet in 2 years these jack- as's will want more money, so get ready people. This town sucks, this school system sucks, this state sucks, city sucks, county sucks.

I bet you will want more money in two years of course everything goes up including the cost to teach your kids. When you were growing up someone paid your way well now its your turn to pay back you jack a55.stop being a moron who is pissed you never went to college and made something of yourself. I don't even live in the SWCS district and before you say anything I live in CSD and a levy passed in 2008.

[Kim D]

Move Then!!! Our kids deserve sports and extra activities,Thats what helps alot of kids through school. Parents should not have to lose hours at work because we have no transportation for our kids. WAY TO GO COMMUNITY !!!!!!!!!

[Michelle]

South western passed and all i have heard is sports. Is that where our money goes? It makes me sick to know that and we in the public need to see where the money goes and it should be only education.

[your an idiot]

Jtt wrote:

I wish we could make it so that when these type of levies/taxes come up only the people who have to pay (i.e. homeowners) get to vote on them. I wonder how many of the 400 plus votes were students who turned 18 (and could vote) since the last time the voters said no.

I wonder how many people bought homes they cant afford already and then want the kids to suffer because they did not add taxes in their budget of whatthey could afford. that doesn't matter though. Everyone talks about how the schools in the USA are behind so many other countries well this is why. Schools have to beg for money from the people. Banks and big corporations do not they just ask Obama for your money and they get it.

[Overburdened Homeowner]

One is inclined to ask: Why is it that those who voted "YES," in the previous failed SW levy ballots, didn't go ahead and send the school an equivalent amount of money anyway? I am sure that the SW school system would have gladly accepted their contributions.

They did not contribute what they voted for others to pay, because they are "SCHOOL TAX HYPOCRITES." They want schools to be funded as long as someone else pays the majority. Likewise, due to the absurdity of allowing those who do not own property to vote on property taxes, many who promote increased taxes pay nothing. This would include renters, owners of tax abated commercial property, young voters still living with parents, extended family sharing a residence, etc. Most disturbing is school personnel that promote more tax while living outside the tax district. If voters that will not have to pay this property tax were deducted from the vote count, the issue would have failed by a wide margin.

While the Levy promoters were vilifying overburdened homeowners, I was already paying over $6,000 a year in residential property taxes. My youngest child is over thirty. What a terrible message to send to young people. "It is more important for you to play sports, than it is to concern yourself with your grandparents being forced from their homes by confiscatory property taxes.”

Our state politicians must be forced to change the unconstitutional tax mode being used to fund schools. The school tax hypocrites are preventing the very tax reforms that would fairly and fully fund our schools. Frankly, it is time for the school tax hypocrites to put-up-or-shut-up. To still contribute nothing more, after you voted for others to pay more property taxes, is dishonest. It is as hypocritical as our unconstitutional tax code that unfairly distributes the tax burden. It is time to place a school tax surcharge on the parents of students that do not otherwise pay property taxes.

[done with swcs]

I'm personally tired of being nickled and dimed to death. While it would be ideal to have the kids play sports if they want, it is crucial to be able to provide the necessities for our kids such as food, shelter, medical care. Priorities. I have a college education and a good job before anayone decides to comment on that and I don't drink, smoke, gamble or have credit card debt. I live within my means.

[sad]

Well now i will have to pay taxes on my house and then if my kids want to play any extra things I will have to pay:(..... I lose in all areas. I will have to tell my kids they can't play anything because I don't the money to pay what they want. I need to keep the lights on and the heat working. how is this fair to all?

[Happy Voter]

LINDA wrote:

Yea, Merry Christmas! Start paying on your mortgage now! This is a permanent tax people. These people got nasty and hateful until they got what they wanted. This will be a hardship for people on fixed income. I hope the snotty nosed stupid kids get to play their stupid sports and the teachers union is happy. All we keep getting is more and more taxes. I would bet in 2 years these jack- as's will want more money, so get ready people. This town sucks, this school system sucks, this state sucks, city sucks, county sucks.

Linda

Sounds to me like you are very unhappy living in your community. MOVE!

[Whatever]

Kim D wrote:

Move Then!!! Our kids deserve sports and extra activities,Thats what helps alot of kids through school. Parents should not have to lose hours at work because we have no transportation for our kids. WAY TO GO COMMUNITY !!!!!!!!!

Yea, right just "get 'em through school" playing sports. Then try ordering a burger from one of your jock graduates at the local McDonalds!! They got their damn exercise walking around with signs and passing out flyers for this thing - they're in better shape than they've ever been - except their brains!

BTW...You can't give away a house in that school system anymore because the reputation is "give us more money". So don't even talk to any of us about trying to sell. No one wants to live there anymore!! WAY TO GO COMMUNITY!!!!!!!!!!

[jim]

now these winy sbs can get back to normal,,,most dont pay taxes anyway they rent,thats not fair,the city should have taken over all the schools and got rid or everybody concerned. there not worth it

[Happy Voter]

it passed

[Pro Union]

I think it is everybody's patriotic duty to pay as much tax as possible so that our Federal, State, and local governments can continue to employ the quality of folks our public service sector deserves. They know what's best for us and I can't understand why we resist. This should be an honor for us to do.

[Time to Change]

I am a home owner that voted for the levy, not because I necessarily thought the school board deserved it, but because I know how much extracurriculars helped me as a student in high school and it really isn't faire that the shool board held the children hostage in all of this. It involves more than just sports, it also includes clubs and reinstates bussing. That said, IF the school board comes back and asks me for more money next year, I will tell them no, and send them a book on fiscal responsibility. The school board and teachers need to realize that these students are their lifes blood. If the students aren't there, they have no job and NO income, so they need to start making concessions to help the students... you know, the people that are really supposed to be benefited by the school district.

[just a friend]

Kim D wrote:

Move Then!!! Our kids deserve sports and extra activities,Thats what helps alot of kids through school. Parents should not have to lose hours at work because we have no transportation for our kids. WAY TO GO COMMUNITY !!!!!!!!!

why do your kids deserve sports? half of the districts schools are terrible! 0-10! why should we pay for kids who can't even win?