NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 748
(SARTELL-ST. STEPHEN)
STATE OF MINNESOTA
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a special election has been called and will be held in and for Independent School District No. 748 (Sartell-St. Stephen), State of Minnesota, on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019, for the purpose of voting on the following question:
School District Question 1
Revoking Existing Referendum Revenue
Authorization; Approving New Authorization
The board of Independent School District No. 748 (Sartell-St. Stephen) has proposed to revoke the school district’s existing referendum revenue authorization of $24.83 per pupil and to replace that authorization with a new authorization of $460 per pupil. The proposed new referendum revenue authorization would be applicable for 10 years, beginning with taxes payable in 2020, unless otherwise revoked or reduced as provided by law.
| Yes
No |
Shall the school district’s existing referendum revenue authorization be revoked and the increase in the revenue proposed by the board of Independent School District No. 748 be approved?
BY VOTING “YES” ON THIS BALLOT QUESTION, YOU ARE VOTING FOR A PROPERTY TAX INCREASE.
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School District Question 1 would revoke the school district’s existing referendum revenue authorization and approve a new authorization. Passage of School District Question 1 will result in an increase in your property taxes.
The annual dollar increases for typical residential homesteads, apartments, commercial-industrial properties, and most other classes of property within the school district are as shown in the table below.
For agricultural property (both homestead and non-homestead), the taxes for the proposed referendum will be based on the value of the house, garage and surrounding one acre of land only. There will be no referendum taxes paid on the value of other agricultural lands and buildings. For seasonal residential recreational property (i.e. cabins), there will be no taxes paid for the proposed referendum.
| Property
Value |
Pay 2020
Revoked Authority
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Pay 2020
Proposed New Authority
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Pay 2020
Net Change
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Residential, Homesteads, Apartments, and Commercial Industrial Property |
50,000
75,000 100,000 125,000 150,000 175,000 200,000 225,000 250,000 275,000 300,000 325,000 350,000 375,000 400,000 425,000 450,000 475,000 500,000 |
(2.12)
(3.18) (4.24) (5.30) (6.36) (7.42) (8.48) (9.54) (10.60) (11.66) (12.72) (13.78) (14.84) (15.90) (16.96) (18.02) (19.08) (20.14) (21.20) |
39.27
58.91 78.54 98.18 117.81 137.45 157.08 176.72 196.35 215.99 235.62 255.26 274.89 294.53 314.16 333.80 353.43 373.07 392.70 |
37.15
55.73 74.30 92.88 111.45 130.03 148.60 167.18 185.75 204.33 222.90 241.48 260.05 278.63 297.20 315.78 334.35 352.93 371.50 |
The combined polling places for this election and the precincts served by those polling places will be as follows:
COMBINED POLLING PLACE: Sartell City Hall
125 Pinecone Road N.
Sartell, Minnesota 56377
This combined polling place serves all territory in Independent School District No. 748 located in the City of Sartell, Precincts 1, 3 and 4 and Le Sauk Township in Stearns County, Minnesota; and the City of Sartell, Precinct 2; Benton County, Minnesota.
COMBINED POLLING PLACE: Celebration Lutheran Church
1500 Pinecone Road N.
Sartell, Minnesota 56377
This combined polling place serves all territory in Independent School District No. 748 located in the City of Sartell, Precincts 5, 6 and 7; Stearns County, Minnesota.
COMBINED POLLING PLACE: St. Stephen City Hall
2 Sixth Ave. SE
St. Stephen, Minnesota 56375
This combined polling place serves all territory in Independent School District No. 748 located in the City of St. Stephen; and St. Wendel, East Brockway and West Brockway Townships; Stearns County, Minnesota.
Any eligible voter residing in the school district may vote at said election at the combined polling place designated above for the precinct in which he or she resides. The polls for said election will be opened at 7 a.m. and will close at 8 p.m., on the date of said election.
A voter must be registered to vote to be eligible to vote in this election. An unregistered individual may register to vote at the polling place on election day.
Dated: July 15, 2019.
BY ORDER OF THE SCHOOL BOARD
/s/Pamela Raden
School District Clerk
Independent School District No. 748
(Sartell-St. Stephen)
State of Minnesota
Publish: Oct. 18 & Nov. 1, 2019
