Results for Selected Precincts in Rice County

School District Question 1 (ISD #659)
REVOKING EXISTING SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENDUM REVENUE AUTHORIZATION; APPROVING NEW AUTHORIZATION
The school board of Independent School District No. 659 (Northfield) has proposed to revoke the school district's existing referendum revenue authorization of $685 per pupil and to replace that authorization with a new authorization of $1,180 per pupil. The proposed new referendum revenue authorization would increase each year by the rate of inflation and be applicable for seven years unless otherwise revoked or reduced as provided by law. Shall the school district's existing referendum revenue authorization be revoked and the increase in the revenue proposed by the board of Independent School District No. 659 be approved? BY VOTING "YES" ON THIS BALLOT QUESTION, YOU ARE VOTING FOR A PROPERTY TAX INCREASE.

School District Question 2 (ISD #659)
APPROVAL OF SCHOOL DISTRICT CAPITAL PROJECT LEVY AUTHORIZATION
The school board of Independent School District No. 659 (Northfield) has also proposed a capital project levy authorization in the amount of 3.367% times the net tax capacity of the school district to provide funds for the purchase and installation of software and technology equipment, the support and maintenance of technology and the repair and betterment of school sites and facilities. The proposed capital project levy authorization will raise approximately $750,000 for taxes payable in 2007, the first year it is to be levied, and would be authorized for seven years. The estimated total cost of the projects to be funded over that time period is approximately $5,250,000. The projects to be funded have received a positive review and comment from the Commissioner of Education. YES NO If School District Ballot Question 1 is approved, shall the capital project levy proposed by the board of Independent School District No. 659 also be approved? BY VOTING "YES" ON THIS BALLOT QUESTION, YOU ARE VOTING FOR A PROPERTY TAX INCREASE.