A Special Meeting of the IKM-Manning School Board will be held 5:30-p.m. today in Manning, at the High School Library. During the meeting, the Board will act on a Resolution “Approving a Revenue Purpose Statement; Ordering an Election on a Revenue Purpose Statement to authorize expenditures from revenue received from the State Secure an Advanced Vision for Education (SAVE) Fund; Ordering election on the question of levying and imposing a voter approved physical plant and equipment levy (PPEL) Tax; and ordering the publication of a notice of election.”

The next Regular meeting of the board is Sept. 22nd at 7-p.m., in the HS Library, in Manning.

On Tuesday, patrons of the IKM-Manning School District failed to approve by a 60% majority, a $19.5-million General Obligation Bond Referendum that would have allowed the district to address a series of facilities needs in both Irwin and Manning. Following the results of the vote, the IKM-Manning officials posted on their social media page, “Unfortunately, we know that our district’s facility needs will not go away. The district and board will now turn our attention to finding an alternative solution to our needs. This work will begin very soon.”