Notice is hereby given that the Maple Valley-Anthon Oto Community School District in the counties of Woodbury, Monona, Crawford, and Ida will hold a special election in Monona County, Iowa, on Tuesday, September 8, 2026, on Approval of Revenue Purpose Statement. Voters of Monona County will be consolidated to one precinct and will vote at the Mapleton City Office at 513 Main Street, Mapleton, IA, 51034 from 7:00 AM to 8:00 PM.
PUBLIC MEASURE MVAO
Shall the following Public Measure be adopted?
Summary: To adopt a Revenue Purpose Statement specifying the use of revenues the Maple Valley-Anthon Oto Community School District will receive from the State of Iowa Secure an Advanced Vision for Education Fund.
In the Maple Valley-Anthon Oto Community School District, the following Revenue Purpose Statement which specifies the use of revenues the Maple Valley-Anthon Oto Community School District will receive from the State of Iowa Secure an Advanced Vision for Education Fund shall be adopted.
To provide funds to acquire or install information technology infrastructure (including improving buildings or sites for the purpose of accessing broadband digital telecommunications) and school safety and security infrastructure.
To provide funds to build and furnish a new school building or buildings; to build and furnish addition(s) to school buildings in the District; to remodel, reconstruct, repair, expand, and improve the school buildings in the District; to purchase and improve grounds; for demolition work; to furnish and equip district facilities.
To provide funds for the purchase, lease or lease-purchase of buildings, equipment (including transportation and recreation equipment), or technology and to repair transportation equipment for transporting students as authorized by law, to implement energy conservation measures, sharing or rental of facilities including a joint infrastructure project for the purposes of offering classes under district-to-community college programs as authorized in Iowa Code Section 423F.3(3)(c), procuring or acquisition of libraries, or opening roads to schoolhouses or buildings.
To provide funds to purchase land as part of start-up costs for new student construction program or if the sale of the previous student construction was insufficient to purchase land, and to purchase construction materials and supplies for a student-constructed building or shed intended to be retained by and used by the District.
To provide funds to make payments to a municipality or other entity as required under Iowa Code Section 403.19(2).
To provide funds for demolition, cleanup, and other costs if such costs are necessitated by, and incurred within two years of, a disaster.
To provide funds for radon testing and mitigation.
To provide funds to establish and maintain public recreation places and playgrounds; provide for supervision and instruction for recreational activities; or for community education purposes.
To provide funds for the payment of principal and interest or retirement of general obligation bonds issued for school infrastructure purposes, energy improvement loans, loan agreements authorized by Iowa Code Section 297.36, sales, service and use tax revenue bonds issued under Iowa Code Section 423E.5 or Iowa Code Section 423F.4.
To provide funds for property tax relief; and
To provide funds for other authorized expenditures and purposes as now or hereafter permitted by law and designated by the Maple Valley-Anthon Oto Community School District.
It being understood that if this public measure should fail to be approved by the voters, such failure shall not be construed to terminate or restrict authority previously granted by the voters to expend receipts from the Secure an Advanced Vision for Education Fund.
If approved, this Revenue Purpose Statement shall remain in effect until replaced or amended by the Maple Valley-Anthon Oto Community School District.
“If a majority of eligible electors voting on the question fail to approve this Revenue Purpose Statement, then upon expiration of the current Revenue Purpose Statement, revenues received by the School District from the Secure an Advanced Vision for Education fund shall be expended in the following order:
The payment of bonds for which SAVE Revenue has been pledged;
Reduction of bond levies under Iowa Code Sections 298.18 and 298.18A and all other debt levies;
Reduction of the regular and voter-approved physical plant and equipment levy under Iowa Code Section 298.2;
Reduction of the public educational and recreational levy under Iowa Code Section 300.2;
For any authorized infrastructure purpose of the school district as defined in Iowa Code Section 423F.3(6); and
For the payment of principal and interest on bonds issued under Iowa Code Sections 423E.5 and 423F.4.”
NOTICE OF POLLING LOCATION CHANGE
We will be combining the Ashton, Fairview, and St. Clair precincts (eligible voters in Center, Kennebec, Grant, and St. Clair townships, as well as cities of Castana & Rodney) with the Cooper, Maple, Mapleton precinct. All precincts will be voting at the Mapleton City Office located at 513 Main St, Mapleton, IA 51040. This will only be effective for the MVAO Special Election.
