From: ASBA Information [mailto:ASBA-Information@azsba.org]
Sent: Monday, March 29, 2010 2:21 PM
To: !Staff
Subject: IMPORTANT PINAL COUNTY PROPOSITION 100 MEETING
Importance: High
DEAR EDUCATION SUPPORTERS:
Our schools need our help – URGENTLY! Passage of Prop. 100 – the 1-cent temporary sales tax – is critical to the health of our schools – and public services.
Please take advantage of an important meeting in Casa Grande to learn more about the importance of the passage of Proposition 100 and how you can be involved to assure the successful passage of this important temporary sales tax!
WHEN: TUESDAY APRIL 6th AT 6:00 pm
WHERE: CASA GRANDE ESD, GOVERNING BOARD ROOM
ADDRESS: 220 W. Kortsen Rd. Casa Grande, Arizona 85122
Times are very difficult for our schools. A YES vote on the temporary 1-cent sales tax will not fix all the budget woes; cuts are going to be required no matter what. But voting YES will prevent cuts at a level that would be devastating to our elementary, middle and high schools. We believe a penny increase in sales tax is a short-term financial sacrifice for folks like you and me. But it will protect what you and I value in the long-term – education and our public schools.
Early ballots will be mailed on April 22nd and the election is May 18th - so there’s no time to lose!
Please share this email with others you think may be interested in joining this effort!
Beth Sauer
Governmental Relations Analyst
Arizona School Boards Association
bsauer@azsba.org Get more info at
www.yeson100.com and join Yes On 100 on Facebook to get the latest updates.
Facts about Arizona’s May 18th sales tax ballot measure (Proposition 100):
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The temporary sales tax would be one percent or one cent per dollar.
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It would be in effect for three years, from June 1, 2010, to May 31, 2013.
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The sales tax is expected to generate $2.9 billion in revenues over three years.
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Two-thirds of that sales tax revenue - or $1.9 billion - would go to K-12 public education.
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The sales tax does not solve the state’s deficit, but is a critically important part of the solution.
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Without these revenues, devastating cuts to Arizona public education funding will be necessary, resulting in long-term negative consequences to our students and schools.
