HOLTON, Kan. (AP) — Holton voters have approved a $21.3 million bond issue that will be used to build an elementary school.
WIBW-AM reports unofficial results of Tuesday’s election show the issue passed by a 934-756 vote.
The district says it will buy property just west of the current Colorado Elementary School. It will then demolish the current school and build a two-story structure that will replace both of Holton’s existing elementary schools.
A 1986 addition to the original building will be renovated for administrative support offices.
The state will reimburse the district for 55 percent of the construction costs, or $11.8 million. The district’s responsibility for about $9.6 million will be financed overs 25 years.