| Calhoun voters defeated a special school levy that would have financially supported the public school system operations and services.
Voting against the levy 845, for the levy 727.
The levy needed a simple majority to pass.
If approved, the levy would have produced a little over $600,000 annually to support a number of services provided to children and by the school system.
The county school systems financial crunch is mostly related to a declining school enrollment, said school board president Steve Whited.
Currently there are 11 Counties that do not have excess levies. Calhoun County is considered as having an excess levy, but this only encompasses the current library levy.
If it passed, it would have been the lowest of all school excess levies in WV.
School board president Steve Whited said without levy money, there will be continued budget cuts, possibly affecting extracurricular activities, staff supplements and facility usage.
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