Millage passes by 55 votes
Election Day voting was smooth Tuesday, as 1,155 voters cast ballots in the El Dorado School District’s millage campaign. The district’s push for more funding was successful, with 52% of voters casting “for” votes.
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Election Day voting was smooth Tuesday, as 1,155 voters cast ballots in the El Dorado School District’s millage campaign. The district’s push for more funding was successful, with 52% of voters casting “for” votes.
El Dorado School District Superintendent Jim Tucker led a public informational meeting in the El Dorado High School cafeteria Sunday afternoon to attempt to sell the public on the district's ongoing ballot proposal. The proposal will, if passed, increase millage by 5 mills, which would bring the district's millage rate to 38.5 mills.
Early voting in the El Dorado School District's millage election will resume today at the El Dorado Municipal Auditorium.
The first day of school is Wednesday, August 16.
The El Dorado School District will host an informational meeting on its ongoing millage campaign this Sunday.