Bulloch Schools to push ahead for Nov. 4 E-SPLOST referendum, with new SEB High

Cost of that school and related changes may rule out other big projects, but bucks would still to go for buses, portables and I.T.

The planned new Southeast Bulloch High School campus is the top priority of funding from the ESPLOST proposal that will be on the November ballot for Bulloch County voters. In this site sketch by Buckley & Associates, the propose new SEB High is shown as the green portion on the righthand side. The main building is shown in red, now reduced to 2,000-student capacity with 111 classrooms. White rectangles at the end of each classroom wing are areas for potential future expansion. The existing SEB High and SEB Middle schools are the pink buildings in the gray area to the left. (Image courtesy BUCKLEY & ASSOCIATES)

New SEBHS illustration — The planned new Southeast Bulloch High School campus is the top priority of funding from the ESPLOST proposal that will be on the November ballot for Bulloch County voters. In this site sketch by Buckley & Associates, the propose new SEB High is shown as the green portion on the righthand side. The main building is shown in red, now reduced to 2,000-student capacity with 111 classrooms. White rectangles at the end of each classroom wing are areas for potential future expansion. The existing SEB High and SEB Middle schools are the pink buildings in the gray area to the left. (Image courtesy BUCKLEY & ASSOCIATES)

While dealing with the separate matter of annual property taxes — with the difficult choice of a millage rate increase or personnel cuts by next summer — Bulloch County's school board and superintendent are moving forward with a November referendum for a five-year renewal of the "E-SPLOST" sales tax. It should finish paying for a new $135 million, 2,000-student Southeast Bulloch High School, for which construction is slated to begin next summer, but that and changes to existing schools in the Southeast Bulloch zone won't leave much money for other new buildings, said Superintendent of Schools Charles Wilson. He emphasized that he wants a share of the E-SPLOST revenue to continue to go for annual purchases, such as of school buses, to keep those costs from reverting to the school district's general fund and property taxes.

Local

Local