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Issue 1: Margaretta Local School District bond issue

On the ballot in
Margaretta Local School District
Vote
Yes or no
Election
Nov 3, 2026

The question, as printed on the ballot

Shall bonds be issued by the Margaretta Local School District for the purpose of constructing a natatorium and fitness/multipurpose center; furnishing and equipping the same as necessary; and improving the sites thereof in the principal amount of $11,000,000, to be repaid annually over a maximum period of 20 years, and an annual levy of property taxes be made outside the 10-mill limitation, estimated by the county auditor to average over the repayment period of the bond issue 2.15 mills for each $1 of taxable value, which amounts to $76 for each $100,000 of the county auditor's market value, commencing in 2026, first due in calendar year 2027, to pay the annual debt charges on the bonds, and to pay debt charges on any notes issued in anticipation of those bonds?

A “Yes” vote means

A yes vote approves $11 million in bonds for a natatorium and fitness/multipurpose center, repaid over up to 20 years by a property tax averaging an estimated 2.15 mills.

A “No” vote means

A no vote rejects the bond issue and its property tax.

Sources

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