FILER, Idaho — Twin Falls County voters encountered two levy requests from the Filer School District during this year's election.
The first was a 10-year, $300,000 per year plant facilities levy, and the second was a $650,000 two-year supplemental levy. Combined, the two levies would be worth $3.65 million over a 10-year lifespan.
The school district stated that the majority of the plant facility levy funds would go to maintenance and upgrades at the existing middle school, while development plans for a new school could proceed.
80% of the supplemental levy was set to cover teacher salaries, with 10% going to extracurriculars, and the other 10% to other school supplies.
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The plant facility levy needed a 55% approval to pass, while the supplemental levy only required a simple majority.
Ultimately, both measures failed at the ballot box.
This decision follows a failed $52 million bond attempt in May to construct a new middle school.
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