We had a special election in my city today. It was a proposition 2 1/2 override (a quirky Massachusetts thing). I worked at the polls. I am excited to catch up on WWDC news.
@johnbrayton Don’t leave us hanging! Did the override pass or fail? Margin? How much, and for what? I may have followup questions… :-)
@mitch I don't know results yet, although I can say that the results from my precinct were very close. Yes's outweighed no's in my precinct, but not by much.
@johnbrayton I found an article on it. Interesting! It’s a debt exclusion (a specific type of override), which passes much more often than an operating override. But there’s a backup plan to get the money within the levy limit, without an override. So it’s purely a question of how to pay for the school, without risk of not funding the school at all. I doubt many people will get the nuance between the two options.
@mitch Yeah, I believe the school would happen either way. Fortunately the city's financials seem to make that possible. But I also hear there are other schools in the city in need of some love. So hopefully the override happens and provides breathing room for other improvements.