Cedar Falls Voters to Polls Tuesday for Bond Issue

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) — Cedar Falls residents will decide Tuesday whether to back a $35 million bond issue that would help increase elementary school capacity.

The district wants to expand Orchard Hill and North Cedar elementary schools while also building a seventh elementary school.

If it is approved, the bond issue would add $1.38 of taxes per every $1,000 of taxable value over the next 20 years. For a $150,000 home, that would add $112.61 to the annual tax bill.

Last year, voters rejected a $118 million bond issue that would have also raised money for a new high school. District officials crafted the current smaller proposal after a series of community meetings.

But a group of residents concerned about school spending is opposing the bond issue.