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.