North Idaho OKs School Measures
Originally posted 10:46 p.m. Tuesday
North Idaho voters were in a generous mood today, approving school tax measures from Bonners Ferry to St. Maries. The Coeur d’Alene and Post Falls school districts had strong voter support for replacing two-year supplemental operating levies, and Post Falls voters also passed a major school construction bond measure.
“I couldn’t be happier,” Superintendent Jerry Keane said Tuesday night. “It’s a real tribute to our community. Their support for our schools has been unbending over the years.”
The $19.5 million bond was passing Tuesday night with 80 percent of the vote, well ahead of the supermajority required for bond measures. The money would be spent on a new elementary school and expansion of the middle and high schools. Post Falls voters also agreed to a two-year levy to collect up to $4.7 million a year. That measure was passing with 81 percent of the vote/Scott Maben, SR. More here.