Bentonville continues to grow though the boom has decelerated some. But school officials know they need more high school facilities. They wanted to build a second one.

Local voters soundly rejected a property tax increase yesterday to pay for it.

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Good luck with taxes in Benton County, where recent legislative races proved the toxicity of supporting even the modest idea of asking taxpayers to vote on a tax increase for important public services.

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