NOW THAT VOTERS IN THE VERMILLION SCHOOL DISTRICT HAVE APPROVED A TWENTY-SIX MILLION DOLLAR BOND ISSUE TO FUND CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, SUPERINTENDENT DAMON ALVEY SAYS THE PLANNING PROCESS WILL MOVE FORWARD:
VERM10 OC………THAT WE WANT. :16
THE NEW SCHOOL WILL BE BUILT ADJACENT TO THE EXISTING MIDDLE SCHOOL:
VERM 11 OC……..FOR THE FUTURE. :18
NEARLY 75% OF THOSE WHO VOTED WERE IN FAVOR OF THE ISSUE.
ALVEY SAYS THEY HOPE TO BE IN THE NEW BUILDING BY THE FALL OF 2024.
JERRY OSTER
UPDATED 5:42 P.M. 10/6/21
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VOTERS IN VERMILLION, SOUTH DAKOTA OVERWHELMINGLY PASSED A SCHOOL BOND MEASURE TUESDAY TO BUILD A NEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
DISTRICT VOTERS APPROVED THE MEASURE 902-304, A NEARLY 75% YES VOTE.
SIXTY PER CENT APPROVAL WAS NEEDED TO PASS THE $26 MILLION DOLLAR MEASURE.
WHEN FINISHED, THE NEW FACILITY WILL REPLACE TWO OLDER BUILDINGS FOR GRADE SCHOOL STUDENTS IN THE VERMILLION SCHOOL DISTRICT.