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School Falls Voters Approve Massive School Bond

School Falls Voters Approve Massive School Bond

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Voters in the Sioux Falls School District this week approved a one hundred ninety-million-dollar bond issue.

The bond issue passed with an eighty-five percent approval margin.

“Vote Yes for Schools” campaign chair Vernon Brown says he was surprised by the strong support….

Brown says the vote allows the district to make rapid improvements..

Brown says the timing is right in the city…

The bond issue will fund construction of the districts fourth high school, along with another middle school, an elementary school, and other improvements across the district.

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