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BY IRIS B. HOLTON Sentinel City Editor
Hillsborough County Public School District Su- perintendent Jeff Eakins has added two additional meetings to the series of Town Hall Meetings he will host. The purpose of the meetings is to provide infor- mation on the Education Ref- erendum.
The referendum will ap- pear on the ballot in the Gen- eral Election on November 6th. Voters will decide whether or not a half cent tax that will benefit the school district will pass.
The two new meeting dates are: Saturday, Oc- tober 6th, at HCC at The Regent Satellite Campus,
The Chapel at FishHawk, 6026 Churchside Dr., Lithia. During the town hall meetings, Superintendent Eakins will also share infor- mation about the state of the school district, opportunities made available for students and the $2 billion challenge the community is facing be- cause of inadequate state
funding.
Each meeting will provide
families, district employees and community members the opportunity to get their ques- tions about the referendum answered by Superintend- ent Eakins.
List Detailing Projects
The school by school list outlining the specific school improvement projects that a half-penny sales tax would fund if approved by voters has been created. There will be a referendum on the No- vember 6th General Election ballot that will allow voters to vote for or against the sales tax.
The complete list of 1,785 specific projects over the next 10 years is available for par- ents, students, school staff and members of the commu- nity to view. The list includes 203 school air conditioning replacements and overhauls; 63 aging roof replacements; and $23 million in safety and security improvements.
Superintendent Eakins said at least $500,000 will be invested at every school in buildings owned by the school district.
Upcoming Election
JEFF EAKINS Hillsborough County School Superintendent
6437 Watson Road, in Riverview; and Wednes- day, October 10th, 7 p.m., at Lennard High School, 2342 E. Shell Point Road, in Ruskin.
The meetings are open to the general public. The next remaining meetings will take place as follows:
October 1, 7 p.m. at Wharton High School, 20150 Bruce B. Downs Blvd., Tampa;
October 3, 7 p.m. at Westchase Recreation Cen- ter, 9791 Westchase Dr., Tampa;
October 4, 7 p.m. at Pizzo K-6 School, 11701 USF Bull Run Dr., Tampa;
October 9, 7 p.m. at Jackson Springs Recreation Center, 8620 Jackson Springs Road, Tampa;
October 11, 7 p.m. at Lake Magdalene United Methodist Church, 2902 W. Fletcher Avenue, Tampa;
October 15, 7 p.m. at Middleton High School, 4801 N. 22nd St., Tampa; and
October 23, 7 p.m. at
BY IRIS B. HOLTON Sentinel City Editor
Tuesday, October 9th, is the last day to register to vote in the upcoming Gen- eral Election on November 6th. As a result, several or- ganizations are joining forces to register as many voters as possible.
Ms. Yvette Lewis,
President of the Hillsbor- ough County Branch NAACP said, “The NAACP Hillsborough County Branch will be having a, “Blanket The County” Voter Registration Day on Satur- day, October 6th. There are many organizations that have partnered with the NAACP, such as the Na- tional Coalition of 100 Black Women, the AKA, Inc., East Tampa Community Revital- ization Partnership, CAIR, Harram Temple No. 23, the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., the Deltas, and many more.
“We will be spreading out throughout the County to reach as many unregis- tered voters as possible.”
According to the Hills- borough County Supervisor of Elections Office people who meet the following re- quirements can register to vote:
You are eligible to regis- ter to vote in Florida if: you
MS. YVETTE LEWIS President, Hillsborough County Branch NAACP
are a U. S. citizen; a Florida resident; a legal resident of the county in which you want to be registered; be at least 16 years of age to pre- register (must be at least 18 years of age in order to vote); have not been adjudi- cated as mentally incapaci- tated with respect to voting in Florida or any other state without having your rights restored; and have no felony convictions on your criminal record unless you have had your rights restored.
You must also have a Florida identification card or driver’s license issued by the Florida Department of Motor Vehicles.
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