A MAJORITY OF SOUTH SIOUX CITY VOTERS REJECTED A PROPOSED $127 MILLION DOLLAR SCHOOL BOND REFERENDUM ON TUESDAY.
THE UNOFFICIAL VOTE TOTALS WERE 1445 AGAINST AND 990 FOR THE MEASURE.
JUST OVER 59% OF THOSE VOTING WERE AGAINST THE SCHOOL BOND.
THE SCHOOL DISTRICT SAYS WHILE THIS OUTCOME IS DISAPPOINTING, THEY REMAIN COMMITTED TO THEIR STUDENTS, STAFF, AND COMMUNITY.
THE DISTRICT SAYS THE NEEDS IDENTIFIED IN THEIR FACILITIES PLAN REMAIN, AND THEY WILL TAKE TIME TO LISTEN, REFLECT, AND DETERMINE THE NEXT STEPS TOGETHER.
UPDATED 10AM 5/14/25
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SOUTH SIOUX CITY VOTERS HAVE REJECTED A PROPOSED $127 MILLION DOLLAR SCHOOL BOND REFERENDUM.
THE SCHOOL DISTRICT RELEASED A STATEMENT SAYING BASED ON THE UNOFFICIAL RESULTS, THE SOUTH SIOUX CITY COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT’S REFERENDUM WAS NOT APPROVED BY VOTERS.
THE DISTRICT SAYS WHILE THIS OUTCOME IS DISAPPOINTING, THEY REMAIN COMMITTED TO THEIR STUDENTS, STAFF, AND COMMUNITY.
THE SCHOOL DISTRICT STATEMENT SAYS THE NEEDS IDENTIFIED IN THEIR FACILITIES PLAN REMAIN, AND THEY WILL TAKE TIME TO LISTEN, REFLECT, AND DETERMINE THE NEXT STEPS TOGETHER.
THEY SAY THEY WILL CONTINUE WORKING TO ENSURE SAFE, ACCESSIBLE, AND FUTURE-READY LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS FOR ALL.
