1% EDUCATIONAL SALES TAX

( ) YES



( ) NO

 Shall a one percent sales and use tax be imposed in Walker County for a period of time not to exceed twenty calendar quarters and for the raising of not more than $32,500,000 (a) $28,177,500 of which shall be received by the Walker County School District for the purposes of (i) construction of additions, remodeling, renovating, improving, and equipping Rossville Elementary, LaFayette High, Chattanooga Valley Elementary, North LaFayette Elementary, and LaFayette Middle; (ii) acquiring, constructing, and equipping a new field house at LaFayette High and renovating and improving acoustics in the Chattanooga Valley Middle and Rossville Middle gymnasiums; (iii) construction of new roofs at LaFayette High and North LaFayette Elementary; (iv) additions to, remodeling, renovating, improving, and equipping existing educational buildings, properties, and facilities of the school district, and acquiring any property, both real and personal, and equipment necessary therefor, including improvements to parking lots and drives, school buses, additions and improvements to central services facilities, computers and related technology, and athletic facilities and sites, and (v) a new high school, and (b) $4,322,500 of which shall be received by the Board of Education of the City of Chickamauga for the purposes of (i) acquiring, constructing, and equipping of a new facility for the Health Occupations educational program; (ii) installation of a parent notification system; (iii) acquisition of band equipment, school buses, textbooks, desks, rolling science labs, and Driver Education simulators; (iv) adding to, remodeling, renovating, improving, and equipping existing educational buildings, properties, and facilities of the school district, including athletic facilities and sites, and acquiring any property, both real and personal; and (v) system-wide security and safety improvements and upgrade of technology and equipment?

If imposition of the tax is approved by the voters, such vote shall also constitute approval of (i) the issuance of general obligation debt of the Walker County School District in the principal amount of $18,000,000 for the purpose of financing the costs of the capital outlay projects of the Walker County School District described above and (ii) the issuance of general obligation debt of the City of Chickamauga in the principal amount of $2,900,000 for the purpose of financing the costs of the capital outlay projects of the Chickamauga School System described above.

MARCH 15, 2011

ESPLOST Special Election