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Arlington & Lakeland’s Community Newspaper
Lakeland Voters
Defeat Bond
Initiative for
School
Construction
By Terry Louderback
After months of debate—
sometimes friendly, sometimes
not—3586 of Lakeland’s 8000plus registered voters cast
ballots to decide whether the
city would be able to issue
municipal bonds for the
construction of Lakeland Prep.
By the end of the night on
April 16, the final tally showed
that 60% of those who voted
rejected the bond issue. The
official count (although not yet
certified by the Shelby County
Election Commission) was
2157 voting “No” to 1429
voting “Yes.”
The defeat of the bond issue
referendum does not remove
the additional $0.55 in property
tax approved by the Lakeland
Board of Commissioners in
October 2014. That increase is
expected to become official
when the 2015-16 Budget is
passed in June, and will be
retroactive to January 1, 2015,
according to Lakeland City
Manager Jim Atkinson.
What will happen next?
A post on the Lakeland
School System Facebook page
suggests that the goal of a
complete K-12 educational
system in Lakeland remains. It
reads:
“The LSS school board and
administration are obviously
disappointed with the results of
the Lakeland Prep bond
referendum vote as we believed
our plan was in the best interest
of our students and school
system. Tonight’s result may
impact the approach we take,
but it does not deter us from our
goal of being the best school
system in the state and region..”
May 2015
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Upcoming May Events
(visit www.theview38002.com for full community calendar)
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This image from the Survivor Lap of the 2014 Relay for Life
to benefit the American Cancer Society demonstrates the
connection between the 38002 community and local cancer
patients and survivors. (Below) Luminaria line the pathways
at Depot Square in honor, memory, or support of those
affected by cancer.
The opening ceremonies for the 2015 Relay for Life 38002
begin in Arlington’s Depot Square at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday,
May 2. Teams have already surpassed the $40,000
fundraising mark.
Relay for Life —
Saturday, May 2nd
6:00 pm - 1:00 am in
Arlington’s Historic
Depot Square.
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Music on the Square
—7:00 p.m.—10:00
p.m.; Eric Hughes
Band performs at
Arlington Depot
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Square
3rd Anniversary of
Lakeland Senior
Center Opening — 11
a.m. - 12 p.m. RSVP
to 901-746-8195.
Memorial
Day
Service — 9:00am at
the Arlington Cemetery
on Chester Street.
Looking for a summer camp or VBS?
Don’t miss our listing of Summer Activities on page 15 and
online at www.theview38002.com. It’s not too late to add your
camp or VBS to our digital listing; go to
www.theview38002.com/summer to submit your information.
Inside this edition...
Arlington Site Selected for State
Veterans Home, p.5
Meet the Sprouts General Manager, p. 7
EGG-cellent School News, p.9
Local Seniors Honored, p. 12
2015 Summer Camp & VBS Round-Up, p. 15
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