Referendum 3 is on the November 3 ballot. It's a renewal of the one-half cent sales tax that

Hillsborough County voters approved in 2018, the Half-Penny Promise. Since then, it has funded

more than $1.5 billion in school improvements, including new air conditioning, roofs, safety

upgrades, and technology, and guaranteed every school in the district at least $500,000 in

improvements. Referendum 3 does not raise this tax. It renews the existing rate so this work can

continue through 2038. #halfpennypromise