The voters in the Indian River School District have finally authorized a referendum that would raise taxes for school construction.
WBOC reports that the measure was approved by around 3-thousand votes with some 12-thousand cast.
It’s the third time around after the district suffered two previous defeats at the ballot box.
The referendum will mean a maximum possible property tax increase of just over $63 on average.
The money will go toward building a new Sussex Central High School that has been experiencing overcrowding.
The new facility was hold around 22-hundred students.
