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Lincoln County School District outlines $73.3 million bond renewal for May ballot
Summary
District officials presented the proposed 2025 renewal bond to Newport City Council, saying the measure would maintain the current levy rate, secure a $6 million state matching grant and target $73.3 million in locally spent bond dollars for safety, roof and vocational and performing-arts upgrades.
Lincoln County School District board members and administrators briefed the Newport City Council on a proposed renewal bond measure that would appear on the May 2025 ballot and is designed to maintain the current bond levy rate of $0.65 per $1,000 of assessed value.
The district presented the proposal as a renewal — not a tax increase — and said a successful vote would unlock a $6,000,000 state facility grant that has already been awarded and would be combined with local bond dollars to address aging buildings, safety systems and career-technical and performing-arts spaces.
Board member Liz Martin, who serves on the Lincoln County School District Board of Directors, said the district used a long-term facilities study, community polling and demographic analysis to…
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