No referendum to appear on Madison County ballot
JACKSON, Tenn. — The Madison County Commission voted Tuesday morning there wouldn’t be a referendum on the county’s general election ballot August 4th.
After the school board made a tough decision this past December deciding what schools were going to close, many said the referendum would make it appear the commission was against the board’s Vision 2020 vote.
The referendum would have read, “Should the Madison County Commission allocate millions of property tax dollars to build any new schools or additional classrooms within the next ten years with four or five existing schools being closed this year by action of our local school board?”
The referendum was voted down in a 15 against, 8 for, and 1 pass.
Although the referendum won’t be making an appearance, what you can expect to see in the county for 2016 is a lot more live music.
Tourism officials say overall, there was a 12 percent increase in 2015’s numbers, and many of those numbers have yet to come in. Lori Nunnery with Jackson Tourism said they will be making a newsletter to highlight music in the Madison County area, mainly in the Hub City.
Last year’s biggest increase for tourism dollars came in October when the hotel/motel tax went into effect.
County Mayor Jimmy Harris said the county’s focuses for 2016 include the big changes coming in the school system, and addressing jail overcrowding.
