Preston County School Levy Passes

I remember the first time the levy didn't pass in Preston County. I was 13 years old and in the seventh grade. That was 11 years ago. The reason I remember this so well is because I was one of the one's affected by the levy not passing.My mom voted for the levy because of the way it paid for the programs I was involved in at school (band, sports, etc.). My dad voted against the levy because it would lower the taxes he paid.

So, all the way through school, up until I graduated, I had to pay membership fees for all the extracurricular programs I was involved in. I was an active child and I had to be kept busy, so I was involved in quite a few. My parents probably paid at least a hundred dollars a year for every extracurricular acticity I was involved in.

I'm not quite sure how much taxes my dad gained back by voting against the levy, but I know he wasn't thrilled about the money he had to pay for the programs at school. Maybe that's why he voted for the levy the next time it was on the ballot. For some reason, though, every time it came on the ballot, people kept voting against it. Maybe there was more people in Preston County that had children that didn't do any extra things at school and didn't have to keep paying every year than I thought.

However, last night, I think the people that were paying more and more every year have finally had enough and voted for the levy this time. Will this mean that there will be no more extracurricular fees? Not exactly, but it could, and let's hope it does, for the sake of the overactive children's parent's wallets.