A lot of the landscaping is a FEDERAL grant, so is most of the funds for the road work going on. My gosh I am not a city employee or a teacher, but I know my facts because I listen to our news, and I read our papers. If you are going to post your reasons why you don't care about our schools, use a real valid reason. Not hearsay.

snookie123 - FYI you do need a birth certificate and SS number to attend school here. That is not a valid excuse to vote no. Just another excuse.

I think those that voted no should not whine about our schools, you clearly want to keep living on a state known for being one of the worst for education. Not a title I am proud about. I voted yes, I would have voted yes even if it were more. I have three children in school here in centennial hills and a home owner. I don't live in a bubble and have lived in many states due to work and still own a home in another state that taxes per month are triple what we pay here in Las Vages. I couldn't get over how cheap taxes are here. Those that want to whine about the taxes need to look out of state where we pay a lot more and in turn we got to use outstanding schools. Not only were the schools outstanding the fact they were known for being some of the best, made our home vales go up. Even with the extra tax here the pay of is better then nothing at all. Why are people so greedy and selfish today, why not look at the bigger picture. And the argument about the Casinos is old and overused. I do hate seeing what seems like big revenue just getting pumped back into the strip but come on! What if we didn't have them like many other states, they manage to still have better schools, class sizes and home values. We need to care another about our schools, teachers and children and stop if you want change then help make the changes and stop making excuses.

I for one voted against raising the taxes for the schools. Why? Because first of all the Casino's should be paying higher taxes like they do in other states and countries, this state always comes to the homeowners for the extra monies needed instead of thd billionairs getting away with murder in this town. Also there are a lot of childrn in the schools who's parents don't pay taxes because they are here illegally, the system should go back to the old day, before being admitted one must show their birth certificat, like the old days. I have nothing against illegals, except they pay for nothing and get everything. Do you call that fair? So stop crying and bellyaching and get the moneies from someone else that you know should be paying more,and leave us tax paying citizens alone. Mamie

The politicians in this town waste more money because they think they can just raise taxes. They just said they were gonna vote in the sunset tax again, let them use that. The tax was suppose to go away 4 years ago, temporary tax my azz!!!!!!! It was increased again by politicians who promised they wouldn't raise taxes when they were running for election, Way to keep your'e promises sandoval!!!!!!!! Don't forget our local republican roberson supporting sandoval and his tax increase which is killing businesses. But let's not worry about jobs, lets worry about 3 extra kids in a classroom. It can't be that bad. otherwise they would of said how many kids there were in a classroom! After it was voted down they turn around and say thier gonna raise taxes anyway, against the peoples votes and will!!!!! Time to remove politicians who think they can bully the public, the people who pay thier wages!!!!!!!! THEY WORK FOR US!!!!! Don't forget that people, politicians work for us, not the other way around! The same as the school district whom should of had this problem fixed already. Maybe it's time to replace those people!!! I'm sure there are alot of people who would like to make thier salaries!!!!!!

Raising taxes was a bad idea. I'm glad it didn't pass. We have all that purdy landscaping with tin turtles and bighorns near our freeway onramps, maybe we should use that to build schools instead? "Welcome to Las Vegas! Check out our landscaping, but please. Don't look at our schools."

Maybe we should use some of the money going toward purdy landscaping with tin turtles and bighorns near our freeway onramps to build schools instead?