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NOTICE OF OTHER SCHOOL ELECTION

 

Notice is hereby given by the undersigned Clerk of Rapelje School District No. 32, Stillwater County, State of Montana that a special School Levy Election will be held on Monday, June 30, 2025, by mail ballot.  Ballots may be returned to the following locations, at the following times:

 

Location Prior to Election Day:  Rapelje School Lobby and Hours:  8 am to 4 pm Monday through Friday

Location on Election Day:  Rapelje School Office and Hours: 12:00 pm to 8:00 pm

 

Electors will consider the following issue at the election:

 

  • Elementary Building Reserve Mill Levy Proposition:  Shall the board of trustees be authorized to impose an additional levy of $8,000 being approximately 1.08 mills each year for five (5) years to raise a total amount of $40,000 to add to the Building Reserve Fund of Rapelje Elementary School District, for the purposes of remodeling, renovation, purchase or construction, repairs, and maintenance of all district owned facilities including the school building and school owned housing.  (Examples may include, but would not be limited to, boiler repair, flooring, windows, doors, storage, roofs, electrical, plumbing, and construction or purchase of school housing.)

 

Passage of this proposal will increase the taxes on a home with a market value of $100,000 by approximately $1.46, and on a home with a market value of $300,000 by approximately $4.38, and on a home with a market value of $600,000 by approximately $8.76.  An increase in property taxes may lead to an increase in rental costs.

 

  • High School Building Reserve Mill Levy Proposition:  Shall the board of trustees be authorized to impose an additional levy of $12,000 being approximately 1.62 mills each year for five (5) years to raise a total amount of $60,000 to add to the Building Reserve Fund of Rapelje High School District, for the purposes of remodeling, renovation, purchase or construction, repairs, and maintenance of all district owned facilities including the school building and school owned housing.  (Examples may include, but would not be limited to, boiler repair, flooring, windows, doors, storage, roofs, electrical, plumbing, and construction or purchase of school housing.)

 

Passage of this proposal will increase the taxes on a home with a market value of $100,000 by approximately $2.19, and on a home with a market value of $300,000 by approximately $6.57, and on a home with a market value of $600,000 by approximately $13.14.  An increase in property taxes may lead to an increase in rental costs.

 

A qualified registered elector who will be absent from the district during the time the election is being conducted may: a) vote in person in the election administrator’s office as soon as the ballots are available and until noon the day before the ballots are scheduled to be mailed; b) make a written request, signed by the applicant and addressed to the election administrator, that the ballot be mailed to an address other than the address that appears on the registration card.  The district clerk/election administrator's office is located at:

 

Rapelje School, 714 Main Street, Rapelje, MT  59067

 

If you miss the regular registration deadline of Friday, May 30, 2025 , you may still register for the election by showing up at the county election office by noon on the day before election day.  The late registration certificate may be exchanged for a ballot at the school election administrator’s office until the close of polls on election day.  The county election office is located at:

 

Stillwater County Clerk & Recorder Office, 400 E 3rd Ave N, Columbus, MT  59019

 

A late registrant may obtain a ballot on election day at the following location:

 

Rapelje School Office, 714 Main Street, Rapelje, MT  59067

 

DATED this 19th Day of May, 2025

 

District Clerk:  Stephanie Zindler

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE ELECTION CANCELLATION

 

 

WHEREAS, the number of candidates filing a Declaration of Intent and Oath of Candidacy for the open trustee position on the Rapelje Elementary/High School Board of Trustees, District No. 32, Stillwater County, State of Montana is equal to or less than the number of positions to be elected, the trustee election is not necessary.

 

THEREFORE, the necessary 30 day notice is hereby given that the Rapelje School District No. 32, Stillwater County, State of Montana, Trustee Election is cancelled.

 

DATED this 4th day of April, 2025

 

District Clerk:  Stephanie Zindler