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House Committee on Local Government validates Greeley County USD 200 bond election, clears way for $4.6 million projects
Summary
The House Committee on Local Government passed Senate Bill 2 on an emergency motion to validate a May bond election in Greeley County, allowing USD 200 to issue up to $4.6 million in bonds for gymnasium and accessible playground and locker-room upgrades after the attorney general had questioned the election’s statutory notice.
The House Committee on Local Government voted to pass Senate Bill 2 on an emergency motion, validating a May bond election held by Unified School District 200 in Greeley County and allowing the district to issue up to $4,600,000 in bonds for a new gymnasium, an accessible playground and ground-level locker-room improvements.
Supporters told the committee the district’s electorate approved the question last spring but the attorney general advised the election could not be certified because the Greeley County clerk did not publish the statutorily required election notice on a county website. Clay Barker, general counsel for the Kansas Secretary of State, said the 2023 change to the notice statute had caused differing interpretations and that the Senate amendment to Senate Bill 2 clarifies the requirement by saying a county must…
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