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Jackson needs a voice
* The Board of Supervisors has promised a vote on the long-awaited high school expansion project at its meeting Jan. 5.
Action must come soon or the county will lose its lowinterest literary loan money by default. However, as important as the capital outlay decision is, there is a matter equally as important that should be dealt with first: the vacant seat representing Jackson District.
With Supervisor J. R. Latham's untimely death, the people of Jackson District lost a dedicated public servant, as well as their voice on the county's governing board. The remaining supervisors can't return Mr. Latham; they can, however, return that voice.
The law charges the board with filling the vacancy within 30 days. The vote on a replacement to represent Jackson District should precede any action on the high school outlay proposal.
Over the years, the residents of Jackson District have demonstrated their interest in public education. Consistently, that district has sent the largest contingent to hearings on school issues. Parents from Jackson District have regularly attended School Board meetings, sitting in the principal’s office until 2 a.m. on many occasions, waiting for a return to open session and adjournment.
More recently, the petition drive in support of the RCHS building project got its strongest backing in Jackson District, receiving the signatures of more than one-third of the district's registered voters.
The people of Jackson District deserve a voice.
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