One school question was approved and one failed, in voting Tuesday in the Iowa Quad Cities.
The Davenport School District won voter approval for a renewal, and an increase, in the Physical Plant and Equipment Levy. It's now 97 cents per 1,000 dollars assessed value, and starting next July it will increase to a-dollar-34, for ten years.
65 per cent voted "yes" and 35 per cent voted "no."
The Bettendorf School District asked for permission to borrow 30 million dollars to speed up work on a long list of facilities projects, but voters said "no." The "no" votes totaled 64 per cent versus "yes" votes at just 36 per cent.
In a press release following the vote, Bettendorf Superintendent Mike Raso said at its meeting next week, the school board and administration will begin prioritizing the projects based on the funding that will be available.
