Progress & Industry: Voters say yes to Sparta Elementary

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Staff report
A small majority of voters in the Brandon Valley School District said “Yes for Kids,” approving the $17 million bond Sept. 10 that will fund construction of a new K-4 elementary school and land purchase for a future intermediate school.
Of the district’s 14,787 eligible voters, a mere 1,214 or 8.2 percent, cast their ballot. The bond was overwhelmingly approved 1,085-129.
The district plans to open bids for Sparta Elementary in February, beginning construction in the spring and continuing into 2021. Opening is planned for the fall of that same year.
Last July, Brandon Valley’s Board of Education approved the purchase of two parcels of land for forthcoming schools in the Sioux Falls portion of the school district. 
By unanimous vote, the board agreed to purchase approximately 20 acres at approximately $45,000 per acre from the Krull Family Partnership. The Krull property is located directly south of 41st Street and Sparta, where the district has plans to build its next elementary school.

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