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Agency official says May bond referendum offers timely chance to fund school improvements
Summary
A district official for the South St. Paul Public School Dist told attendees the district plans to place two questions on a May ballot to fund capital projects, citing expiring bond debt, a recent drop in the property tax levy and a community engagement timetable that could allow construction in summer 2027.
An agency official for the South St. Paul Public School Dist said the district will ask voters in May to approve two ballot questions to fund priority capital projects, arguing the timing captures expiring debt service and gives the district time to engage the community and prepare to break ground in summer 2027.
"We're able to hopefully capture that back at absolutely no additional cost and then with just a slight increase, be able to do some things," the agency official said, describing how recently paid-off bonds create capacity to take on new projects.
The official noted the district passed an operating referendum several…
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