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Two local bond issues to be decided Tuesday

By Greg Bebermeyer

11/01/2021

(MSC News)--Voters in South Brown County USD 430 and Nemaha Central USD 115 will decide the fate of bond issues for facility improvements during Tuesday's general election.

The USD 430 Board of Education approved a resolution in August placing a $7 million general obligation bond issue on the ballot.

If approved by voters, the bonds would be paid off over a 20-year period and require an an average annual levy of 11 mills.

The majority of the bond issue would cover new windows, doors, exterior restoration and updating of the HVAC units at the district's three schools. In addition, the bonds would cover some concrete repairs across the district and a roof replacement at the elementary school.

The last bond issue in USD 430 was approved in 1998 and paid off in 2017.

The Nemaha Central USD 115 Board of Education voted in July to put a $36.7 million bond issue on the November 2nd general election ballot.

If approved by voters, the bonds would be paid over a 30-year period and require an average annual levy of 13.53 mills.

Except for a classroom addition at the elementary school for the Pre-K program, the bonds would primarily go to fund improvements at the Nemaha Central High School—including construction of a new gymnasium, conversion of the secondary gym to a theater and four new classrooms.