Bond to build new Shelley High School fails

Voters reject Shelley Joint School District bond for $78 million to build new high school

Shelley High School | EastIdahoNews.com file photo SHELLEY — Voters in Bingham County voted loud and clear against a proposed bond to build a new high school in Shelley. According to VoteIdaho’s unofficial election results, 64.52%, or 1,186 individuals, voted against the Shelley Joint School District 60 bond for $78.64 million. Only 687 individuals voted in favor of the bond. A supermajority would have been needed for the proposal to pass. Unoff…

Bond to build new Shelley High School fails

BLACKFOOT, Idaho (KIFI) - Voters in the Shelley School District said no to building a new high school. 63 percent of voters were against the $78,640,000 bond. If it passed, it would have buildt a new high school, construct a new career technical education buildng and a new auditorium along with renovating and improving other school facilities in the district. The proposed bond would cost taxpayers $423 per $100,000 of taxable assessed value per …

A bad night for school bonds: Shelley, Filer and Middleton asks fail

10:55 p.m. update: Middleton’s $19.9 million bond fails Middleton’s $19.9 million bond failed with 53% support, short of the nearly 67% needed. The bond would have funded a new elementary school, which school leaders said was needed to relieve overcrowding. It was the third — and final — bond failure of the evening. Shelley, Filer and Middleton sought a combined $150.5 million in bonds for new schools and facilities improvements, and in each cas…