Local Amendment 1 Information

Local Amendment 1 Information

Here are three opportunities to learn more about Local Amendment 1 that will be coming up for an important vote in November at the election polls that will affect all residents in St. Clair County regarding both the St. Clair County School System and the Pell City School System. THIS IS NOT A TAX INCREASE. Be an informed citizen when you go to vote so you will know what this is about!

Town Hall Meetings are scheduled where more information will be explained about this proposed amendment at:

• Sunday, October 20 at the CEPA Auditorium located at 25 Williamson Drive in Pell City (doors open at 1:30 pm and event begins at 2:00 pm)
• Thursday, October 24 at the Moody Civic Center located at 200 Civic Center Drive (doors open at 5:30 pm and event begins at 6:00 pm)
• Tuesday, October 29 at The Depot located at 8600 US-11, Springville (doors open at 5:30 pm and event begins at 6:00 pm)

"The Pell City School District represents over 25% of the voting bloc in St. Clair County—more than enough to sway an election. Currently, these residents vote in the elections for St. Clair County Superintendent and Board of Education. Local Amendment 1 gives us an opportunity for the first time in over four decades to fix that. By voting “Yes” on Local Amendment 1, we can ensure accurate representation for both St. Clair County and Pell City Schools."

"Amendment 1 is about providing FAIR and ACCURATE representation to the residents of both the Pell City School District and St. Clair County School District. Would you want someone whose children attend Talladega County Schools to vote on how your children or grandchildren are educated in Pell City Schools? That just wouldn’t be fair to the people of Pell City. Likewise, St. Clair County is uniquely split into two separate school systems. You have St. Clair County Schools which consist of Moody, Springville, Ashville, and Ragland. Furthermore, you have the Pell City School System which incorporates all of Pell City, along with surrounding communities like Riverside, Wattsville, Cropwell, New London, Cook Springs, Chula Vista, and Prescott. These two school boards are currently elected. While St. Clair County residents cannot vote in the elections for Pell City School Board of Education, residents in the Pell City Schools Attendance Zone are able to vote in elections for the St. Clair County Board of Education, which is unfair because their children and grandchildren are zoned for Pell City Schools, not St. Clair County Schools."

Please take the time to learn more about Local Amendment 1 so you will be better informed before going to the voting polls in November!

For more information, please contact Jaxon Phillips with Signum Strategies at jaxon@signumstrategies.com or 205.505.1557 and visit the Friends of St. Clair Facebook page.