SCHOOL DISTRICT QUESTION 1 - ISD #861 (2026)
The board oflndependent School District No. 861 (Winona Area Public Schools), Minnesota, has proposed to renew its capital project levy authorization, scheduled to expire after taxes payable in 2026, in the amount of 3.383% times the net tax capacity of the School District. The proposed tax rate is not being increased from the previous year's rate. The proposed renewal of the expiring capital project levy authorization will raise approximately $1,683,000 for taxes payable in 2027, the first year it is to be levied, and would be authorized for ten (10) years. The estimated total cost of the projects to be funded over that time period is approximately $16,830,000. The additional revenue from the proposed capital project levy authorization renewal will be used to fund technology, including technology equipment, software, systems, and services to support Career and Technical Education programs and instruction, technology systems related to safety and security, classroom and building technology, digital curriculum, support and maintenance of software, software licenses, computers, technology infrastructure and network improvements, device replacement, and to pay the costs of technology related personnel and training. Shall the capital project levy authorization renewal to fund technology proposed by the board of Independent School District No. 861 (Winona Area Public Schools), Minnesota, be approved? BY VOTING YES ON THIS BALLOT QUESTION, YOU ARE VOTING TO RENEW AN EXISTING CAPITAL PROJECTS REFERENDUM THAT IS SCHEDULED TO EXPIRE
