Jackson seeks to replace the long-serving Gil Trenum on the Prince William County School Board.
- Trenum is not seeking reelection.
When it comes to whether or not she’d support a combined $396 million park and road bond for the county, she’s on the fence.
“I’m still reviewing community impact. I support less time that students are on buses and more parks,” Jackson told me.
Why it matters: If voters pass the bond referenda on Election Day, Tuesday, November 5, it’ll be the largest investment in county infrastructure in at least 10 years.
- The Board of County Supervisors outlined a list of road and park projects the bond money must be used for.
Why the School Board should care about park and road bonds: Due to a funding agreement in place between the Board of County Supervisors (which would issue bond and manage the projects) and the School Board, schools would benefit from any increase in taxes to pay back the bonds.
- About $1 billion will be needed in new taxes to repay the bonds, Chairman At-large Corey Stewart told Potomac Local.
- So the schools would get more than half of that funding.
