VOTERS ELECTED FIVE PEOPLE OUT OF 11 CANDIDATES TO THE SIOUX CITY SCHOOL BOARD TUESDAY.
CURRENT BOARD PRESIDENT DAN GREENWELL WAS ELECTED TO A TWO YEAR TERM OVER CHALLENGER SEMEHAR GHEBREKIDAN:
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GREENWELL WON WITH 57% OF THE VOTE.
THE OTHER FOUR SEATS WERE FOR FOUR YEAR TERMS.
TREYLA LEE FINISHED WITH THE MOST VOTES, 3530 UNOFFICIALLY, OUT OF NINE CANDIDATES WITH 16.85 % OF THE VOTE.
SHE IS THE DAUGHTER OF FORMER SCHOOL BOARD PRESIDENT FLORA LEE.
ANOTHER NEWCOMER, EARL MILLER, FINISHED SECOND WITH AROUND 14.7% OF THE VOTE.
A THIRD NEW CANDIDATE, LANCE EHMCKE, FINISHED 3RD WITH 13.78%: AND IS READY TO GET STARTED DEALING WITH BOARD ISSUES:
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JOHN MEYERS WON THE 4TH FOUR YEAR TERM WITH 13.3% OF THE VOTE.
MEYERS IS NO STRANGER TO THE SCHOOL BOARD, BUT HE LAST SERVED EIGHT YEARS AGO.
HE SAYS WITH THE THREE NEWCOMERS IT WILL TAKE A LITTLE TIME FOR EVERYONE TO GET ACCLIMATED:
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THIS WILL BE MEYERS 4TH TIME ON THE BOARD, HAVING SERVED ONE PREVIOUS FOUR YEAR TERM AND TWO INTERIM APPOINTMENTS .
ONE OTHER AREA SCHOOL VOTE OF NOTE WAS IN THE LAWTON BRONSON DISTRICT.
A PROPOSED SCHOOL BOND ISSUE FOR A NEW GYM AND AUDITORIUM FAILED TO GET THE NECESSARY 60% SUPPORT NEEDED FOR PASSAGE, WITH JUST 45% VOTING YES.
