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Wentzville R-IV board approves ballot language for Option 3 after survey shows preference for Heritage rebuild
Summary
The Wentzville R-IV School Board voted to approve ballot language for the administration’s recommended Option 3 after staff presented community survey results showing Option 3 leading with 42.4% support overall and 73% of respondents favoring a Heritage Elementary rebuild over renovation.
The Wentzville R-IV School Board voted to approve ballot language for the administration’s recommended capital plan, known in the presentation as Option 3, after staff summarized community survey results and discussed design considerations for Heritage Elementary.
Board members had a brief discussion before the vote about whether the ballot language should be more districtwide or specific to named schools. Staff said the presented wording is “general enough” to allow flexibility if the district needs to use the funds elsewhere within the proposal’s scope. A motion to approve the resolution (Prop O/Option 3) was made, seconded and carried on a voice vote.
During the presentation, staff reviewed four financing options; the transcript records Option 1 as $155,000,000, Option 2 as $170,000,000 and Option 4 as $200,000,000. The presenter said Option 3 led the survey with 42.4% and that when asked specifically about Heritage Elementary, 73% of survey respondents preferred a full rebuild rather than a renovation. The administration recommended approving ballot language for Option 3 based on those responses.
A board member supporting the motion said public conversations reinforced the survey results, noting community concern for safety and storm shelters: “The folks that I was talking to in the community seem to have a strong preference for safety, which includes the storm shelters as well as, an appreciation for what Heritage means to the community, but also, fiscal responsibility,” the committee member said.
Staff also explained that the Heritage rebuild would likely follow the district’s standard elementary blueprint while working with consultant Hohner to adapt architectural elements to reflect the school’s historical character where feasible.
The board’s action was procedural approval of ballot language; no final bond issuance or tax rate decision was made at the meeting. The resolution passed by voice vote (motion carries).
