The Mid-Prairie School Board continued preparations for an upcoming March 1st bond referendum during their regular meeting on January 24th.

To help educate voters in the district, the board compiled a list of frequently asked questions and put them together on a website that went live on Wednesday. Information on the website includes how to register to vote, finding a polling location, details on the proposed projects and more. The two questions that will be presented on the ballot include the issuance of $26,300,000 of General Obligation Bonds and for the Debt Service Levy Rate to be raised from $2.70 per thousand dollars of assessed value to $4.05. During discussions, the board clarified that the Debt Service Levy Rate is anticipated to increase to $3.30 and not go to the highest new rate. If both pass with a 60% majority, the referendum would fund the construction of an auditorium at the high school, a new middle school gymnasium, parking lot improvements at East and West Elementary and the high school among other projects. Funding for all of the proposed projects would total $37.62 million and come from  the proposed bond referendum, sales tax sources, and donations. To access the bond referendum website, visit here.