We are part of The Trust Project.
Four west central Minnesota school districts are among many statewide voting on operating levies Tuesday: Dawson-Boyd, New London-Spicer, Paynesville Area and Renville County West.
RCW voters are also deciding a bond issue for a new aquatic center to replace a pool in Renville.
A brief summary is provided here, plus links to the West Central Tribune stories published earlier this month previewing the election questions in all four districts.
DAWSON — Dawson-Boyd Public Schools is seeking a $460-per-pupil operating levy this fall. It would replace an expiring $270-per-pupil levy.
ADVERTISEMENT
The current levy brings in $170,000 a year to help pay for district operations. The new levy would bring in another $115,000.
Dawson-Boyd’s levy is among the lowest in its area, according to the district’s website . The new levy would still be lower than most nearby comparable districts.
Read more here:
Dawson-Boyd voters to decide school levy of $460 per pupil
NEW LONDON — Voters in the New London-Spicer School District will decide Nov. 2 whether the district will receive $1,020 per student from an operating levy over a 10-year period.
In a second question, they will decide if the levy may be increased by the rate of inflation over the 10 years.
NLS is one of just a few districts in the area currently without an operating levy.
Read more here:
New London-Spicer Schools seeking operating levy Nov. 2
ADVERTISEMENT
PAYNESVILLE — The Paynesville Area School District is asking voters to approve an operating levy Nov. 2 that could bring in more than $500,000 a year for 10 years for school operations.
The $531-per-pupil levy would be indexed to the rate of inflation each year.
The district currently has a $39.25-per-pupil operating levy, which will expire in a year. That levy is currently one of the lowest among neighboring school districts, according to information provided by the district
Read more here:
Paynesville Area School District seeks operating levy of $531 per pupil
RENVILLE — Voters in the Renville County West School District will vote Nov. 2 on a $3.91 million bond issue to replace the school district’s outdoor pool with an aquatic center on a nearby site.
ADVERTISEMENT
The bond issue is the second question on the ballot.
The first asks RCW voters to approve a levy increase of $110 per pupil over 10 years.
The bond question can pass only if the levy increase is approved.
The levy would provide $60,000 annually that district officials say would be used for aquatic center operations and deferred maintenance.
Read more here: Renville County West voters to decide $3.9 million aquatic center proposal
