Ballots are due on Marion School bond issue
HILARY MATHESON | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 2 years, 4 months AGO
Classrooms for the seventh- and eighth-grade students are in this building at Marion School. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Voters are reminded that ballots are due Nov. 7 on Marion School District’s $8.2 million bond issue to expand and accommodate growth.
If approved, the 20-year bond would fund construction of classrooms and bathrooms, a cafeteria/commons area, main office, a secure entryway and kitchen expansion. The parking lot would also be expanded and reworked to create more efficient and safer student drop-off/pick-up and bus staging areas. All buildings would be connected to improve student safety. The school plans to preserve the original 1904 Marion schoolhouse.
The cost to owners of homes with taxable values of $300,000 can expect annual taxes to increase by $212.76 if approved.
Ballots may be mailed or dropped off at the school, 205 Gopher Lane, Marion MT 59925. The school is open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on weekdays. On Election Day, the office will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
For more information call 854-2333.
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