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Here are the results of school levy elections

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Here are results of school levy elections in east Idaho after voters took to the polls Tuesday.

Pocatello-Chubbuck: Ten-year, $80.6 million plant facilities levy: Passed. The largest ballot measure of the night received 62 percent support, clearing the 55 percent threshold to pass. Voters renewed a levy that has been on the books since 1961. Districts use plant facilities levies for building maintenance, renovation and construction, security upgrades and equipment for buildings.

Preston: Five-year, $4.5 million plant facilities levy: Passed, with 65 percent support. The renewed levy will cover a variety of projects — including remodeling old high school classrooms; resurfacing busing areas; repairing and resurfacing a track; and acquiring land for new school sites.

Aberdeen: Two-year, $1.9 million supplemental levy: Passed, with 62 percent support.

Shelley: Two-year, $1.15 million supplemental levy: Passed, with 66 percent support.

Salmon: Two-year, $900,000 supplemental levy: Passed, with 71 percent support.

Oneida: Two-year, $580,000 supplemental levy: Passed, with 70 percent support.

Swan Valley: Six-year, $480,000 plant facilities levy: Failed. The levy received 49 percent support, falling short of the 55 percent majority needed to pass.

Challis: Five-year, $250,000 plant facilities levy: Passed, with 69 percent support.

Information taken from an article posted on IdahoEdNews.org on March 11, 2020.

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