The Griswold Community School District Board of Education held a Special Meeting Thursday evening, with regard to a Special Election for the issuance of $9.9-million in General Obligation Bonds to pay for district facilities projects. Superintendent Dave Henrichs told KJAN News a petition was presented to the Board during the meeting.

Facilities committee member Aaron Houser presented the petition signed by 119 District patrons. The Board accepted the petitions and later voted 6-0 to call for a Bond Vote on June 27^th. The polling sites will be open from Noon until 8-p.m. on that date. The polling sites include the Lewis Library, as well as the Elliott and Griswold Community Buildings. Henrichs said if approved, the biggest majority of the $9.9-million will be used to construct a new Elementary Building in Griswold. The remainder will be used for remodeling of the Middle School/High School Buildings.

Henrichs said Facilities Committee has done its job and will be disbanding, soon. A new, “Facts” Committee will form to help promote the vote. The District, he says, will step back from that process according to the rules. The District will help them when needed.

Three additional public meetings will likely be held prior to the Bond vote. The Superintendent said the Griswold School Board expressed many different times during Thursday evening’s meeting, how much they appreciated the efforts of the Facilities Committee in getting them to this point in the process. Henrichs too, was very much appreciative.

The 14 member Committee has been working diligently since the Spring of 2016 to explore the District’s options in the light of declining enrollment increased costs.