Voters say ‘no’ to MATC millage

Voters in eight area counties decisively voted down a permanent three mill increase to construct a north campus of Mid-America Technology Center in a special election Tuesday, August 12.

The measure failed 4,167-1,378 (75.15% to 24.85%) from voters in McClain, Cleveland, Garvin, Grady, Murray, Pontotoc, Pottawatomie and Stephens counties — all of which have high school students who attend MATC.

Newcastle precincts voted down the measure 728-203.