Jmst public schoolsJamestown (CSi) The Jamestown Public School Board has set another community forum to discuss the proposed expansions and renovations of elementary and middle schools, and the $19 million in levy bonds set for a special election.

The meeting is geared to inform the public about the elementary school projects and allow for questions and answers.

The next  meeting will be at 7 p.m. on September 17th at Jamestown Middle School’s, Thompson Counnity Room, a t203 2nd Ave. SE.

The School Board has approved a Special Election for September 29, 2015, for $19 million in general obligation school-building bonds for school construction and renovations at elementary and middle schools.

If approved, Superintendent Lech said the proposal would continue the 21.4 mills currently levied to help pay for building Jamestown High School and remodeling Jamestown Middle School that is slated to expire this year. The proposal would also add another 3.71 mills or roughly a $19 per-year property tax increase beyond the current levy.

If voters turn down the referendum then the current high school levy drops off when it’s repaid in August and property owners would see an approximately $96 annual reduction in property taxes, he said.