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MAY 20, 2010
School levy passes by 219
votes
The May 18 supplemental levy
election for school maintenance and operations passed Tuesday night by a margin
of 219 votes. There were 4,430 registered voters at the time of the election,
and 1108 ballots cast. Of those ballots cast, one was rejected as invalid,
making a total of 1107 ballots accepted.
In
Cavendish
School
(polling place) there were 22 yes votes and 47 no votes.
Peck
Elementary School
cast 33 yes votes and 12 no votes.
Pierce
Community Center
had 73 yes votes, 23 no votes, and one invalid vote.
USFS
Building
counted 88 yes votes and 70 no votes.
Weippe
City
Hall
reported 74 yes votes and 81 no votes. Orofino Jr. High had 219 yes votes and
139 no votes.
Orofino
Elementary School
counted 154 yes votes and 72 votes against the measure.
The levy was set for
$1,740,000, (one million, seven hundred forty thousand and no/100 dollars),
$250,000 more than last year. The tax monies will continue to support the
ongoing operational budget to maintain area schools for the fiscal year
beginning
July 1, 2010
and ending
June 30, 2011.
The levy was not for new construction.
School District
171 is comprised of schools in Orofino, Weippe, Peck, and Cavendish.