Mount Vernon Optic-Herald

The Mount Vernon School Board adopted a total tax ordinance of $1.17674 for 2010 in a special called meeting on Monday, Aug. 23. This rate will bring in $8,185,360.21 locally for daily operations and $1,542,006.22 to meet the payment due on the $20.5 million bond. Board members also began preliminary plans for renovating the administration building. See more details in the Aug. 26 edition of the Mount Vernon Optic-Herald.