Levy request will modernize school facility

A two-year capital levy for improvements to the Jimmie Snider Field complex will be on the ballot during the November general election – ballots will be mailed on Oct. 19.

If approved, the proposed capital improvement levy would assess a tax of $0.66 per thousand to taxpayers over a two-year period. The proposed levy would generate $195,000 per year for a two-year total of $390,000. The taxes would be collected during the 2013 and 2014 collection years and would be part of a two-year temporary tax.

What improvements will be made to Jimmie Snider Field? The improvements to the Jimmie Snider Fie...