School levy passes
Blaine County voters narrowly approved a historic $38 million school
facilities levy yesterday.
The measure—which received almost a 59 percent "yes"
vote—required 55 percent voter approval.
Here are the results as reported by the Blaine County School District:
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For: 58.7 percent
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Against: 41.3 percent
A record 3,569 voters turned out for the election, according to district
clerk Cathy Zacardi.
District superintendent Jim Lewis thanked the community. "I’m
doing great!" he said at approximately 11:25 p.m., when the victory was finally
nailed down. "[The levy] is going to do some phenomenal things for kids in the
community. We’re just really, really pleased."
