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Spring Lake Park levy campaign credited for 66% approval; board formally canvasses Nov. 4 election
Summary
Board heard a campaign wrap-up describing targeted outreach and volunteer mobilization that the presenter said produced a 66% approval on ballot question 1; the board then adopted a resolution canvassing the Nov. 4 election showing 1,889 yes and 966 no and certified four elected trustees.
The Spring Lake Park School Board on Tuesday heard a wrap-up of the district’s recent operating levy campaign and then formally adopted a resolution canvassing the Nov. 4 election results, including the successful levy question.
The campaign presenter told the board the district used a layered communications approach — community surveys, targeted messaging, district emails and texts, brief social media, direct mailings and more than 30 in-person presentations — to explain why the levy was needed. "We had a couple of key mailings...and there were more than 30 in person presentations," the presenter said, and credited volunteer advocacy by the group Kids First for "nearly 2,000 personal connections" to voters.
"66% approval of the question," the presenter said, summarizing the election-night outcome. Superintendent Jeff Ronenberg also described the result as reflecting years of sustained work and fiscal stewardship, saying the passage showed community trust built over time.
The board then moved to adopt a resolution canvassing the general and special elections held Nov. 4, 2025. The resolution states that a total of 2,874 voters cast ballots in the general election and lists Melody Scully, Kelly McClellan, Sam Vuelala (as transcribed) and Marilyn Forsberg as the top vote-getters; those candidates were declared elected to four-year terms beginning the first Monday in January 2026. On the district’s referendum question (ballot question 1), the clerk recorded 1,889 yes votes and 966 no votes; the board declared the question carried.
Clerk roll call recorded a 7-0 vote to adopt the canvass resolution. The board directed the clerk to certify the results to county auditors and to deliver certificates of election to those elected.
The board’s discussion noted that some misinformation circulated on social media during the campaign and that unaffiliated community members also helped share accurate information.
What’s next: the clerk will certify results to the relevant county auditors and prepare certificates of election and forms of acceptance of office for those elected.
