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School officials hope the new students signify an increase in enrollment, but that won't be known until enrollment is certified in October.

Jim Rudisill for The Hawk Eye COLUMBUS JUNCTION — The low bid for a previously approved asbestos abatement project for the Columbus School District’s secondary building campus will mean nearly $17,600 in savings, the school board learned Monday. District business manager Neil Mills said Shive-Hattery Associates, Cedar Rapids, which is serving as the engineering consultant for the project, had reported receiving four bids for the summer project. Iowa-Illinois Taylor Insulation, Inc, Davenport, had submitted a low bid of $37,403. The construction budget had been set at $55,000 and approved ...

Columbus School District anticipates $11.23 per $1,000 valuation tax asking Jim Rudisill for The Hawk Eye COLUMBUS JUNCTION — Several decisions related to the district’s Fiscal Year 2022 budget, including approval to publish the proposed document, highlighted the Columbus School Board’s regular monthly meeting Monday. The proposed budget that was approved for publication showed total expenditures, transfers out and other uses of $13.24 million and total revenue and other sources of $11.73 million. The proposed budget’s beginning fund balance on July 1, 2021, is projected to be $6.26...