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On June 17, over 900 signatures were presented to the Lewis Central Board of Education to petition the board to put a new bond referendum vote on the November 5, 2024, ballot. On June 24, the board voted unanimously to adopt the resolution ordering a vote of the public on a $30 million general obligation levy.

This decision comes after seven months of discussions, planning, and feedback after the 2023 $90 million Bond Referendum did not pass. Though that measure gained the majority of the votes in the election (51.49%), it fell short of the 60% supermajority needed to pass the resolution. The feedback gained through surveys and discussions with voters, indicated two things:

  1. That the school infrastructure issues aren't going away, so we need to continue to look for ways to improve our current educational settings for students. 
  2. That we needed to break the work into phases to make it more affordable for the public. 

This 2024 Bond will focus solely on current infrastructure (HVAS, roofs, parking lots, drives, safety and security, sewer, plumbing, electrical, drainage, etc.) and locking up the land for future school expansion. This does NOT include any new elementary school or middle school addition. Those will be community decisions when this bond is paid off in five to six years. 

Lewis Central strives to provide the best educational experience for students. We are committed to working with our community to help Inspire Excellence in every child that walks through our doors. This webpage will provide further details into how we would utilize the requested funds to accomplish those goals. We strongly encourage participation in the public forums that will take place leading up to Election Day on November 5, 2024. Those dates are posted below and on our social media channels.

Total Bond Scope - $30,000,000

Click on the icons below for more details regarding projected work to be completed and the costs associated with them.

One Vote

Last year there were two votes associated with the bond. As part of the $90 million bond, the overall tax levy impact would have been $3.60. This year, only one vote is needed to allow Lewis Central to borrow an amount not to exceed $30 million and the overall tax levy impact will be $1. 

Click here to read the full ballot language.

Click here to visit the Pottawattamie County Election website for voting dates, locations and ballot information.

Click here to visit the Mills County Election website for voting dates, locations and ballot information.

How do our current taxes compare?

Graph showing a comparison of local taxes
Graph showing tax rates of schools similar to LC
With approval of the $30 million bond, the District's estimated tax levy will be about $11.30, still significantly below most local and similarly-sized schools.

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