Results for Selected Contests in School District No. 270 - HOPKINS

SCHOOL DISTRICT QUESTION 1 (ISD #270)
Approval of School District Bond Issue
Shall the board of Independent School District No. 270 (Hopkins Public Schools) be authorized to issue its general obligation school building bonds in an amount not to exceed $30,000,000 to provide funds for the acquisition and betterment of school sites and facilities, including the prepayment of lease-purchase agreements previously entered into to finance additions to the L.H. Tanglen and Meadowbrook Elementary School sites and facilities; the construction of an addition to and the remodeling and construction of improvements to Meadowbrook Elementary School; the remodeling and construction of learning spaces at Hopkins High School and West Junior High and North Junior High Schools; the construction of traffic and parking improvements at Glen Lake Elementary School; the construction of an addition to the high school's cafeteria and kitchen, and the remodeling of athletic and recreational facilities, storage, and offices at the high school; the construction of improvements to fields at West Junior High School; and the construction of improvements to the stadium entrance, recreational facilities and common areas at the high school? BY VOTING "YES" ON THIS BALLOT QUESTION, YOU ARE VOTING FOR A PROPERTY TAX INCREASE.

SCHOOL DISTRICT QUESTION 2 (ISD #270)
Revoking Existing Capital Project Levy Authorizations; Approving A New Authorization
The board of Independent School District No. 270 (Hopkins Public Schools) has proposed to revoke its existing capital project levy authorization of 6.386535% times the net tax capacity of the school district as approved in 2010 and its existing capital project levy authorization of 1.882% times the net tax capacity of the school district as approved in 2013, and to replace those two authorizations with a new combined authorization of 8.7054% times the net tax capacity of the school district. The proposed new authorization will raise approximately $9,963,839 for taxes payable in 2018, the first year it is to be levied, and would be authorized for ten years. The estimated total cost of the projects to be funded over that time period is approximately $99,638,390. The money raised by the proposed authorization will be used to provide funds for the acquisition, installation and maintenance of software, curriculum, instructional equipment and improved technology and technology systems in various school district facilities. Shall the school district's two existing capital project levy authorizations be revoked and the new capital project levy authorization proposed by the board of Independent School District No. 270 be approved? BY VOTING "YES" ON THIS BALLOT QUESTION, YOU ARE VOTING FOR A PROPERTY TAX INCREASE.

SCHOOL DISTRICT QUESTION 3 (ISD #270)
Revoking Existing Referendum Revenue Authorization; Approving A New Authorization
The board of Independent School District No. 270 (Hopkins Public Schools) has proposed to revoke the school district's existing referendum revenue authorization of $2,044.53 per pupil and to replace that authorization with a new authorization of $2,075 per pupil. The proposed new referendum revenue authorization would increase each year by the rate of inflation and be applicable for ten years, beginning with taxes payable in 2018, unless otherwise revoked or reduced as provided by law. Shall the school district's existing referendum revenue authorization be revoked and the increase in the revenue proposed by the board of Independent School District No. 270 be approved? BY VOTING "YES" ON THIS BALLOT QUESTION, YOU ARE VOTING FOR A PROPERTY TAX INCREASE.