CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) – Preliminary results are in for many school bond votes across eastern Iowa.
Cedar Rapids School Bond – $117 Million
FAILED
Voters rejected the bond proposal to renovate and upgrade middle schools and Kennedy High School. The failed measure, supported by the “Believe in CR Schools” campaign, would have cost the owner of a $200,000 home an additional $90 per year. The bond would have funded renovations at Roosevelt Middle School (officially called Roosevelt Creative Corridor Business Academy) to accommodate students from both Roosevelt and Wilson, while Wilson Middle would have been converted to an elementary school housing Grant and Taylor students (Cedar River Academy). Additional improvements would have included renovations at McKinley and Kennedy High School to accommodate the Freshman Academy and overhaul the cafeteria.
Dubuque Schools Bond – $70 Million
FAILED
Voters rejected the bond that would have demolished Washington School on Grandview Avenue and built a new facility on the same site, while Jefferson would have been decommissioned and Roosevelt would have remained open. The bond would have funded construction of a new 1,000-student middle school, with $51.9 million of the cost covered by existing SAVE dollars, potentially reducing long-term operating costs by up to $2.5 million annually.
Fairfield Schools Bond – $39.5 Million
FAILED…