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Tax distribution tops Gainesville schools legislative wish list
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A better way to distribute tax dollars is at the top of the Gainesville City Schools wish list for the upcoming state legislative session. “What we’re asking the legislature to do ... is to require that local option sales tax for education would be divided by (full-time equivalent), or enrollment (numbers),” Superintendent Merrianne Dyer said. Currently, Gainesville Schools, the Hall County School District and Buford City Schools must agree on when the tax should come up for a vote and how the money will be divided.