Early returns show strong support for Springfield school bond issue
The "no tax increase" bond issue will add to the district's debt but will not alter the district's debt-service tax levy for property owners.
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The "no tax increase" bond issue will add to the district's debt but will not alter the district's debt-service tax levy for property owners.
Of the 28,882 votes cast, 77.6% were in favor of the $220 million "no tax increase" bond issue.
On April 4, voters in Springfield Public Schools will decide the fate of the largest bond issue in the district's history.
Four candidates are running for two positions on the SPS board. They include Judy Brunner, Landon McCarter, Chad Rollins and Shurita Thomas-Tate.
The list of larger projects includes work at Pipkin, Reed, Pershing, Cowden, Holland, Mann, Pittman, Watkins and Wilder.