Approval of School Building Bonds
New York Mills Public School District School District · November 3, 2026
The question on your ballot
If School District Question 1 above is approved, shall the School Board of Independent School District No. 553 (New York Mills), Minnesota, be authorized to issue general obligation school building bonds in an amount not to exceed $5,490,000 for acquisition and betterment of school sites and facilities including, but not limited to, construction and equipping a new football field and track facility and new softball and baseball fields? BY VOTING "YES" ON THIS BALLOT QUESTION, YOU ARE VOTING FOR A PROPERTY TAX INCREASE
In plain language
A VoterDecoder summary of the official measure text.
New York Mills Public Schools has Question 3, which counts only if School District Question 1 is approved. It asks whether the district may issue general obligation school building bonds, which are loans repaid with interest from property taxes. The money would build and equip a new football field and track and new softball and baseball fields. The ballot notes that a YES vote is a vote for a property tax increase. A YES vote authorizes the bonds. A NO vote means they are not issued.
Fiscal impact
Bonds of up to $5,490,000.
Official ballot arguments
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What supporters and opponents say — outside sources (not official ballot arguments)
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Supporters say
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Opponents say
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