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County Leaders To Pitch $115M School Bond To Public Tuesday
Iredell County voters will see the $115 million school bond referendum on the March 3 Presidential primary ballot.
IREDELL COUNTY, NC — Iredell County commissioners, as well as members of county school systems are presenting their pitch for a $115 million school bond referendum they say is needed to keep pace with growth in the southern end of the county.
The campaign aimed at educating voters will kick off Tuesday, Jan. 7 at 11 a.m. at the Career Academy and Technical School, located at 350 Old Murdock Road in Troutman. The meeting is expected to last less than two hours and lunch will be served, organizers said.
“We are inviting community leaders to learn about the need driving these projects, the projects themselves, and how to help us discuss this option with our friends and neighbors in the county,” said Our Schools First, a community organization backing the bond referendum. “These projects primarily address a growth and school crowding issue from Troutman to the southern county line. For those who live north of Troutman, this bond has long-term benefits for every school in the county, not just the southern end where the housing growth is located.”
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Mooresville Graded School District has said the bond is needed as more than 10,000 new homes are scheduled for construction in the southern end of the county, including Troutman and Mooresville. A map compiled by school officials showing locations of new subdivisions projects under review or in early stages of development may be found here.
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"Lake Norman High, South Iredell High and Mooresville Middle School are already at capacity," MGSD said in September as county commissioners prepared to take up the issue.
Projects considered, according to the school district, include an $80 million new high school for Iredell-Statesville Schools in the southern corridor, a $35 million new middle school for MGSD, and a $10 million new first responder training center at Mitchell Community College.
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