(KLZA)--Patons of the Sterling School District will be receiving ballots to cast and mail back in to determine the fate of a proposed $17,500,000 bond issue.
If approved, the money would be used for renovation and to build an additio to the school in Sterling.
Patrons will be receiving ballots for the all mail-in electionbetween Octobaer 24th and 25th.
The bond would be paid for over a 25-year period and would increase property taxes by approximately 22.5-cents per $100 of assessed valuation.
Sterling School Board members voted unanimously to put the bond issue to a vote of district patrons in September.
School District patrons were told during a meeting recently that problems in the kitcher area are not reparable and ther elemenatry portion of the building has infrastructure issues. In addition, the roof was last upgraded 45 yars ago.
The outcome of the election will be known on November 4 once all those casting their votes hav returned their ballots.
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