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Ouachita Parish School Board adopts capital improvement plan, schedules May 3 bond election
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The Ouachita Parish School Board approved a capital improvement plan and voted to call a May 3 special election asking voters to authorize up to $50 million in general-obligation bonds, officials said. Board materials state the proposition is written so no additional millage is projected to be required.
The Ouachita Parish School Board on Monday adopted a capital improvement plan and called a May 3 special election asking voters to authorize up to $50,000,000 in general-obligation bonds for projects listed in the plan.
The board approved two companion resolutions: one adopting the capital improvement plan that lists the projects intended to be funded with bond proceeds, and a second formally calling the election and placing the project list on the ballot. Grant Schluter, bond counsel, told the board the law limits the length of the ballot proposition text to 200 words and that a separate…
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