Results for Selected Precincts in Hennepin County

School District Question 1 (ISD #271)
REVOKING EXISTING REFERENDUM REVENUE AUTHORIZATION; APPROVING NEW AUTHORIZATION
The board of Independent School District No. 271 (Bloomington) has proposed to revoke the school district's existing referendum revenue authorization of $991.40 per pupil and to replace that authorization with a new authorization of $1,503.11 per pupil for taxes payable in 2009, the first year the new authorization would be levied. The school district's actual referendum revenue authorization for any year shall not exceed the statutory maximum for that year. 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. 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. 271 be approved?

School District Question 2 (ISD #271)
APPROVAL OF SCHOOL DISTRICT CAPITAL PROJECT LEVY AUTHORIZATION
The school board of Independent School District No. 271 (Bloomington) has proposed a capital project levy authorization in the amount of 2.501% times the net tax capacity of the school district to provide funds for the purchase and installation of software and technology and the support and maintenance of technology. The proposed capital project levy authorization will raise approximately $3,000,000 for taxes payable in 2008, 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 $30,000,000. 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. 271 be approved?