Results for Selected Precincts in Washington County

County Question 1
PRESERVATION OF WATER QUALITY, WOODLANDS, AND OTHER NATURAL AREAS
In favor of authorizing Washington County to issue general obligation bonds in one or more issues in an amount not to exceed $20,000,000 to acquire and improve land and interests in land, for the purposes of improving water quality of rivers, lakes and streams; protecting drinking water sources; purchasing parklands; preserving wetlands and woodlands; and protecting land along water bodies from development, with spending reviewed by a citizens' advisory committee and subject to an annual audit? BY VOTING 'YES' ON THIS BALLOT QUESTION, YOU ARE VOTING FOR A PROPERTY TAX INCREASE. This proposal would cost approximately $12 per year for ten years for each $100,000 in property value on most property types. Agricultural land and noncommercial seasonal properties currently are exempt from the tax. The maximum amount of the increased tax levy as a percentage of market value would be 0.0111% and the maximum amount that would be raised by the new tax rate in the first year to be levied would be $2,600,000.

School District Question 1 (ISD #622)
REVOKING EXISTING SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENDUM REVENUE AUTHORIZATION; APPROVING NEW AUTHORIZATION
The school board of Independent School District No. 622 (North St. Paul-Maplewood-Oakdale) has proposed to revoke the school district’s existing referendum revenue authorization of $833.02 per pupil and to replace that authorization with a new authorization of $1,433.75 per pupil. The proposed new referendum revenue authorization would increase each year by the rate of inflation and be applicable for ten years unless otherwise revoked or reduced as provided by law. The school district’s actual referendum revenue for any year shall not exceed the statutory maximum for that year. 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. 622 be approved?

School District Question 2 (ISD #622)
APPROVAL OF SCHOOL DISTRICT CAPITAL PROJECT LEVY AUTHORIZATION
The school board of Independent School District No. 622 (North St. Paul-Maplewood-Oakdale) has also proposed a capital project levy authorization in the amount of .9812% 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 costs of training staff in the use of technology. The proposed capital project levy authorization will raise approximately $800,000 for taxes payable in 2007, the first year it is to be levied, and would be authorized for ten years. The estimated total cost of the projects to be funded over that time period is approximately $8,000,000. The projects to be funded have received a positive review and comment from the Commissioner of Education. Shall the capital project levy proposed by the board of Independent School District No. 622 be approved?