You may wonder...what happens next?
The School Board will meet on Monday September 29 at 8:00pm. The School Board will canvass the results of the election. I am unsure what other agenda items are slotted for that evening, but I would suspect that there will be discussion about the project.
The project now moves onto the "Design Phase" where a group of representatives/stakeholders will join together in a working committee to advance this project forward. The anticipated start date of renovation would be at the release of school for summer vacation.
Wednesday, September 24, 2014
Nearly 2/3 of Minto School District Voters Support Bond Referendum
What an impressive turnout of voters yesterday for the Minto School Bond Referendum.
393 voters...that is amazing!
The results were 240 in favor of the project while 137 rejected the project. This is a significant majority (64%) of citizens supporting this project. Thank you to the citizens of Minto School District for supporting the school and the town.
Several articles have been posted and published related to this issue.
From Walsh County Daily News
From the Grand Forks Herald
Minto, N.D., voters
OK $5.8 million school expansion
By Kevin Bonham on Sep 23, 2014 at
9:27 p.m.
Voters in the Minto (N.D.) School District approved a $5.8
million school expansion and renovation project Tuesday.
The final vote was 240 in favor of the proposal and 137 against,
according to Superintendent Linda Lutovsky.
Polls closed at 7 p.m. in the high school library. A
60 percent majority was required for the referendum to pass.
“We’re all very pleased the community supported us in moving
forward with the project,” Lutovsky said after the votes were counted.
The main reason for the project is to address lack of space in a
district with near-record enrollment and student population projections that
indicate it will stay that way for at least the next decade, according to
Lutovsky.
K-12 enrollment of 234 this fall is just short of the record 238
set in 2004-05. Enrollment projections indicate the student population will
remain near that level or grow over the next decade.
Open enrollment gains over the past decade have netted the
district an average net increase of 13 students annually, including 16 per year
over the past three years.
Under the proposal, the project would include a 5,500-square-foot
addition to the high school and remodeling of the elementary and junior high
wings. The facilities also are in need of major renovations to address heating
and ventilation problems and other structural concerns, according to Lutovsky.
The elementary school was built in 1955, the junior high
addition in 1960, and the high school wing was added in 1969.
Minto, a city of 600, is located in Walsh County, about 30 miles
north of Grand Forks.
From WDAZ
Minto voters
approve school expansion
By WDAZ on Sep 23, 2014 at 9:06
p.m.
Voters in Minto
decided on a proposed $5.8 million school expansion and remodeling project.
Hundreds turned out on Tuesday at Minto High School to cast their
ballots.
With K-12 enrollment just short of a record, more school space
is needed. The proposed mill levy would include an addition to the high
school and remodeling the elementary and junior high school wings.
Tuesday, September 23, 2014
Grand Forks Herald Article
Voters casting ballots Tuesday for Minto school project
Voters in the Minto,N.D., School District are deciding the fate
of a proposed $5.8 million school expansion and renovation project on Tuesday.
Polls are open from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. in the high school library.
A 60-percent majority is required for the referendum to pass.
The main reason for the project is to address lack of space in a
district with near-record enrollment and student population projections
indicating it will stay that way for at least the next decade, according to
Superintendent Linda Lutovsky.
K-12 enrollment of 234
this fall is just short of the record 238 set in 2004-05. Enrollment
projections indicate the student population will remain near that level or grow
over the next decade.
Open enrollment gains
over the past decade have netted the district an average net increase of 13
students annually, including 16 per year over the past three years.
If approved, the proposed
property tax increase would cost the owner of a $50,000 house an extra $166.50
annually and the owner of a $100,000 house an extra $333. Agricultural
landowners would see tax increases of about $3.50 to about $5 per acre. The
amounts vary by township, depending on agricultural production and other
factors.
Major work planned, if the
mill levy is approved, includes a 5,500-square-foot addition to the high school
and remodeling of the elementary and junior high wings. The facilities also are
in need of major renovations to address heating and ventilation problems and
other structural issues, according to Lutovsky.
The elementary school was
built in 1955; the junior high addition in 1960; and the high school wing added
in 1969.
Minto, a city of 600, is
located in Walsh County, about 30 miles north of Grand Forks.
Will My Taxes Double?
In a recent article in the Walsh County Record it was stated, "If the bond referendum passes, property owners in the district will see their taxes more than double what they paid last year..."
That statement is misleading.
The school portion of property owners' taxes will increase by that amount but NOT your entire property tax bill.
That statement is misleading.
The school portion of property owners' taxes will increase by that amount but NOT your entire property tax bill.
Campaigning on Election Day
Is it legal to campaign on Election Day?
Yes. Recently this law was changed to allow campaigning on Election Day in North Dakota. It was determined that not allowing campaigning was a violation of our constitional right to freedom of speech. The one restriction that exists is that campaigning cannot take place within 100 feet of polling location.
Yes. Recently this law was changed to allow campaigning on Election Day in North Dakota. It was determined that not allowing campaigning was a violation of our constitional right to freedom of speech. The one restriction that exists is that campaigning cannot take place within 100 feet of polling location.
Bring Your Driver's License
Vote TODAY at the Minto High School Library
9:00am-7:00pm
Vote YES and YES
Remember to bring your Driver's License
Vote YES and YES Today!
MINTO SCHOOL DISTRICT BALLOT QUESTIONS
Question
#1
Shall
Minto Public School District No. 20 of Walsh County, North Dakota, issue its
general obligation bonds in the amount not to exceed $5,800,000 for the purpose
of providing funds, together with any other funds available, to renovate,
remodel and reconstruct the school building; to construct an addition to the
school building for classrooms; and to otherwise improve and renovate school
property.
Yes _______
No _______
Question
#2
Shall
the debt limit of Minto Public School District No. 20 of Walsh County, North
Dakota, be increased five percent (5%) on the assessed value of the taxable
property of the School District beyond the five percent (5%) limit of
indebtedness affixed by the Constitution:
For
Increasing the Limit of the Indebtedness (Yes) ____
Against
Increasing the Limit of Indebtedness (No) _____
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