Duvals superintendent touts benefits of proposed half-cent sales tax
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. The Jacksonville Public Education Fund hosted an online seminar Monday morning in which Duval County Public Schools superintendent Dr. Diana Greene outlined how the district would benefit if voters pass a half-cent sales tax referendum in November. This slide was included in Dr. Diana Greene's presentation to the Jacksonville Public Education Fund meeting on June 22, 2020. This graph was included in Dr. Diana Greene's presentation to the Jacksonville Public Education Fund meeting on June 22, 2020. The half-cent sales tax, Green said, would supplement state revenue such that the districts $1.91 billion master facility plan would be funded over the next 15 years. The sales tax referendum is on the Nov. 3 ballot.