Polling Places Designated for Bond Refinement Vote

From Mount Vernon City School District: The Mount Vernon City School District Board of Education has designated five polling locations for the bond refinement vote scheduled for Tuesday, March 7, 2017 from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. No new funds are being requested from this vote. Voters will be asked to approve a plan to repurpose existing bond funds to accommodate anticipated student population growth.

The five designated polling locations are:

• Pennington School, 20 Fairway Street
• Parker School, 461 S. 6th Avenue (Registered voters who usually vote at Rebecca Turner Elementary School and Grimes Elementary School will also vote at Parker School.)
• Traphagen School, 72 Lexington Avenue (Registered voters who usually vote at Holmes School will also vote at Traphagen School.)
• Graham School, 421 E. 5th Street (enter on Bedford Avenue) (Registered voters who usually vote at Williams School will vote at Graham School.)
• Mandela/Zollicoffer High School, 250 Gramatan Avenue (Registered voters who usually vote at Lincoln School and Hamilton School will vote at Mandela/Zollicoffer High School.)

Please note that all eleven polling sites will be used for the MVCSD Annual School Board/Budget Vote Election to be held May 16, 2017. In an effort to lower costs, only the vote on March 7, 2017 will use a reduced number of polling places.

About the Bond Refinement Vote

Public approval is needed for the district to repurpose a portion of the $108 million bond approved by residents in March 2016. If approved, more elementary level classroom space will be created to prevent overcrowding and to accommodate the growing school age population in the city. In response to community input, the new plan also calls for keeping neighborhood schools intact and reconfiguring Parker School as a pre-k through grade 8 building. Parker had originally been slated to become a pre-K center for the south side of the city.

Full details on the bond refinement vote can be found on the district website.

About Mount Vernon City School District

With more than 8,000 students in 16 schools, the Mount Vernon City School District is committed to providing a quality education to its children as well as developing programs that meet the diverse academic and social needs of its students.

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