Warner Middle School levy passes
XENIA Xenia will be getting a new middle school.
By 194 votes, residents in the school district unofficially approved a 2.3-mill property tax levy will raise $36.2 million to allow the district to replace the aging Warner Middle School building. It will cost the owner of a $100,000 home $6.71 per month according to district officials.
The unofficial results released by the Greene County Board of Elections show 2,142 voted for the levy and 1,948 voted against. Voters in the district also approved the renewal of a permanent improvement levy, 2,483-1,615.
The 1.3-mill PI levy, which raises $450,000 annually costs the owner of a $100,000 home $13.16 per year and is not a new tax.
The Paragould School District is continuing to take advantage of falling interest rates. Its board of directors voted this week to accept a bid from Milwaukee, Wisc.-based Robert W. Baird and Company, LLC to refinance $12,610,000 in bonds at 1.96 percent interest. The previous rate was 3.05 percent (from Morgan Stanley), and the refinancing is expected to save the district a total of $1,123,816.76.
The bonds, originally issued in 2011 and refunded by Morgan Stanley in 2016, were for the Primary and Oak Grove Middle School construction projects.
The board also heard an update on construction of the new high school buildings from Danny McDaniel of Ramsonâs Construction. He told the board the interiors of the AgriScience and Junior ROTC facilities are complete. The remaining interior work of the band facility includes hanging the sound panels, caulking, and cleaning. McDaniel said demolition of the old Agri/Junior ROTC building should be complete by about April 21.
By Benjamin Cox on April 15, 2021 at 12:12pm
The Greene County Board is back looking for a county engineer. After a special Transportation committee meeting on Monday held at the Greene County Courthouse, members of the committee were informed by acting county engineer Diane Hendricks that the candidate they were preparing to hired had accepted another job.
The Greene Prairie Press reports that Hendricks was informed via a letter from the Illinois Department of Transportation last week that Nathan Bullard of Plano had accepted a county engineer position in Alexander County.
The board had saved a significant amount of money by attempting to hire Bullard through a service from the Illinois Society with Professional Engineers. The board had hired an outside firm that had they found a suitable candidate, would have cost the county $25,000. The Greene Prairie Press reports that Hendricks has proposed using the Illinois Society of Professional Engineers again for the c
Later this year, candidates will vie for elected offices on Village Council and the local school board, and the positions of mayor and Miami Township Trustee.
This story looks at the election for Village Council and mayor; future stories will cover school board and township elected positions.
On Tuesday, Nov. 2, local voters will decide who will serve as Council members and mayor starting four-year terms on Jan. 1, 2022.
Out of the five current Council members, three seats held by Laura Curliss, Kevin Stokes and Council President Brian Housh are in play.
Only one incumbent has said they would run again. The Yellow Springs News is not aware of any challengers who have publicly declared their intention to run yet.
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