Results for Selected Precincts in Hennepin County

SCHOOL DISTRICT QUESTION 1 (ISD #271)
REVOKING EXISTING CAPITAL PROJECT LEVY AUTHORIZATION; APPROVING NEW AUTHORIZATION
The school board of Independent School District No. 271 (Bloomington) has proposed to revoke its existing adjusted capital project levy authorization of 2.625% times the net tax capacity of the school district and to replace that authorization with a new authorization of 5.858% times the net tax capacity of the school district. The proposed new authorization will raise approximately $6,000,000 for taxes payable in 2014, the first year it is to be levied and would be applicable for ten years. The estimated total cost of the projects to be funded over that time period is approximately $60,000,000. The money raised by the proposed authorization will be used to provide funding for the acquisition, installation, support and maintenance of software and technology and the acquisition and installation of safety and security improvements to school district facilities. The projects to be funded by the proposed authorization have received a positive review and comment from the Commissioner of Education. Shall the school district's existing adjusted capital project levy authorization be revoked and the new capital project levy authorization proposed by the board of Independent School District No. 271 be approved? BY VOTING "YES" ON THIS BALLOT QUESTION, YOU ARE VOTING FOR A PROPERTY TAX INCREASE.

SCHOOL DISTRICT QUESTION 1 (ISD #272)
APPROVAL OF INCREASED REFERENDUM LEVY
The school board of Independent School District No. 272 has proposed to revoke the school district's existing referendum levy authorization of $1,306.58 per pupil, and to replace this authorization with a new authorization of $2,269.00 per pupil, effective for taxes payable in 2014. This amount would increase annually by the rate of inflation as determined by statute. The school district's actual referendum revenue authorization for any year shall not exceed the statutory maximum for that year. The proposed replacement authorization would be applicable for ten years unless otherwise revoked or reduced as provided by law. Shall the increase in revenue proposed by the school board of Independent School District No. 272 (Eden Prairie Schools) be approved? BY VOTING "YES" ON THIS BALLOT QUESTION, YOU ARE VOTING FOR A PROPERTY TAX INCREASE.

SCHOOL DISTRICT QUESTION 2 (ISD #272)
APPROVE RENEWED CAPITAL PROJECT LEVY AUTHORIZATION
The school board of Independent School District No. 272 (Eden Prairie Schools) has proposed a project for the acquisition and betterment of school sites and facilities and the payment of certain technology costs, including the repair, renovation, remodeling, upgrading, equipping, and construction of improvements to various school district sites and facilities; the purchase and installation of classroom equipment; the funding of costs related to the support and maintenance of technology, and the funding of costs related to training staff in the use of technology. To provide funds for the project costs, the school board has previously proposed, and the voters have approved, a capital project levy authorization in the amount of 6.528547% times the net tax capacity of the school district. The school board now proposes to renew the capital project levy authorization, which is set to expire in taxes payable year 2014. The proposed authorization would raise approximately $5,771,618 for taxes payable in 2015, the first year it is to be levied, and would be authorized for ten years unless earlier revoked or reduced as provided by law. The estimated cost of the projects to be funded over that time period is approximately $57,716,180. The project has received a positive review and comment from the commissioner of education. Shall the extension of the capital project levy authorization proposed by the school board of Independent School District No. 272 be approved? BY VOTING YES ON THIS BALLOT QUESTION, YOU ARE VOTING TO RENEW AN EXISTING CAPITAL PROJECTS REFERENDUM THAT IS SCHEDULED TO EXPIRE.