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Bruneau-Grand View board orders Nov. 4 ballot question to close Bruneau Elementary
Summary
The Bruneau-Grand View Joint School District board approved a resolution to place a school-closure question on the Nov. 4, 2025 ballot asking voters whether to close Bruneau Elementary for the 2026-27 school year; the vote was unanimous and notices will be published in Owyhee and Elmore counties.
The Bruneau-Grand View Joint School District Board of Trustees voted Aug. 12 to place a question on the Nov. 4, 2025 ballot asking voters whether to close Bruneau Elementary for the 2026-27 school year. Trustee Steve Boren moved to approve the resolution under Idaho Code —7 33-511(3)(a); Trustee Allen Merrick seconded and the motion passed unanimously.
Chairman Scott McNeley read the resolution aloud as authorized by the board. The motion also authorized publication of the ballot language and the election notice in both Owyhee and Elmore counties to meet statutory requirements. Board members did not request further discussion after the resolution was read.
The action begins a statutory process that places the closure question before district voters. The resolution and election notice will be published in the two counties named in the motion in compliance with the legal notification steps described at the meeting.
