NOTICE OF HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT BOND ELECTION
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of High School District No. 1, Jefferson County, Montana (the “High School District”), that pursuant to a certain resolution duly adopted at a meeting of the Board on August 17, 2021, a special election of the registered voters of the High School District will be held by mail ballot election in conjunction with the general election on November 2, 2021 for the purpose of voting on the question of whether the Board may sell and issue general obligation school building bonds of the High School District in one or more series in the aggregate principal amount of up to Twelve Million Five Hundred Thousand and No/I 00 Dollars ($12,500,000.00) for the purpose of providing funds to pay the costs of designing, constructing, renovating, equipping, and furnishing improvements to Jefferson High School, to include removing modular classrooms and constructing additions to house classrooms for general purposes and for science, art, music, career and technology education (CTE), and special education; renovating the existing building to include improvements to the performing arts space, safety and security upgrades, and accessibility improvements; installing mechanical, electrical and plumbing upgrades; making grounds and outdoor athletic facilities updates; related improvements and costs; and paying costs associated with the sale and issuance of the bonds. Each series of the bonds shall bear interest at a rate or rates to be determined at the time of sale and be payable semiannually during a term of not more than twenty (20) years.
The election will be conducted by the District Clerk solely by mail ballot. Ballots will be mailed to all eligible registered voters in the High School District on October 14, 2021, and must be returned by each voter by mail to the office of the District Clerk, Jefferson High School, P.O. Box 838, Boulder, MT 59632 or in person to the office of the District Clerk, Jefferson High School, 312 South Main Street, Boulder, Montana, during regular business hours (8:00 am. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Friday (exclusive of holidays)), October 15, 2021 through November 1, 2021.
