BY GERRI MILLER
ELMORE/AUTAUGA NEWS
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is a brief overview of the four-hour meeting last night for the Autauga County Commission. We will have a full-length wrap up later this morning.
It was standing room only as Autauga County School Superintendent Timothy Tidmore presented a plan to the Autauga County Commission Tuesday night for a proposed 15-mill ad valorem tax hike. The increase, part of a six-year, four-phase plan, would fund new schools, repair existing ones, increase STEM activities and much more.
After hearing concerns from dozens of landowners, farmers, business owners, homeowners and others, the Commission tabled the Board of Education’s request that it apply to the Legislature for permission to hold a local election on the tax increase.
No meeting date was set for the vote and Commissioners said they want time to fully investigate all options. Commissioner John Thrailkill brought up the idea of forming a committee to do just that.
“In light of all we’ve heard tonight, it was wise to table it, form a committee and find a hybrid plan that still benefits the children,” he said.
