(Anita, Iowa) – Patrons of the CAM Community School District have some very important meetings coming up, with regard to a $30.5-million bond issue that will be on the November 2^nd ballot. First-up, on Wednesday, Oct. 6^th, the Communication, Accountability, Transparency or (CAT) for Cougars Committee will hold a community awareness meeting in the Anita Community Center, beginning at 7:00 p.m. Organizers say the focus of the meeting is to hear the facts supporting voting NO on the bond issue.

The CAM District will hold CAM Bond Vote Community Informational Meetings 6:30p.m., on Wednesdays on the following dates: October 13^th, 20^th and 27^th.

• The meeting on the 13^th will be held in the CAM North Elementary Gym
• The Oct. 20^th meeting is in the Cumberland Community Room
• and the meeting on the 27^th is in the CAM South Elementary Gym.

The latter three meeting will be held in a hybrid format – that is both in-person and virtually via Zoom (see the Zoom Meeting ID’s and Passcodes at the end of this report).

CAM School District Superintendent Paul Croghan says there are two questions associated with the bond issue proposal, that will be on the ballot.

(The first is about the General Obligation Bond being $30.5-million. The bond would fund the construction, furnish and equip additions, remodel, repair, improve, provide and equip the existing South Elementary/Middle School building and Senior High building. The proposal would also improve the sites, transition to a single elementary site in Massena, a single Junior/Senior High site in Anita, and enhance athletic complexes and areas. )

The second question asks about the tax rate.

(It proposes an annual levy of a tax exceeding $2.75, but not to exceed $4.05, per thousand dollars of the assessed value of the taxable property within the CAM District to pay the principal of and interest on the bonded indebtedness of the school corporation.)

If approved, the proposition would not limit the source of payment of the bonds and interest but shall only operate to restrict the amount of bonds issued. Croghan said there will be time for additional presentations during the three mentioned District meetings, along with question and answer sessions, and a tour of the three buildings during the meeting at those separate facilities.

On the District’s website, in addition to links for facilities assessment information, is a link for you to calculate the impact on your property by the proposed $4.05 tax levy.

ZOOM meeting information: Anita meeting, ID 834 0700 7378, Passcode 92650; Cumberland meeting, ID 844 1056 5288, Passcode 259731; Massena meeting, ID 836 2470 4520, Passcode 555301.