Voters approve taxes for Southern Boone
Turnout was below 20 percent in Boone County for municipal elections Tuesday, but voters in southern Boone County turned out to approve a property tax hike for their quickly growing school district and to support better fire protection.
The Southern Boone County School District won approval for a 40 cents per $100 assessed value tax increase, intended to finance a $6 million addition to the district’s primary school, by a 59 to 41 percent margin. Many of the same voters supported a 12 cents per $100 increase to support operations of the Southern Boone County Fire Protection District. The tax passed with 67.4 percent of the vote.
Voters in southern Boone County also selected Barrett Glascock and Steven Condron Jr. to serve three-year terms on the Southern Boone Board of Education. Glascock won easily, with 43 percent of the vote, but Condron had a close contest with Ashlee Vaughn, defeating her by 26 votes. Condron received 29.3 percent to 28.2 percent for Vaughn.
They also elected James Cunningham and Alicia Ozenberger to serve six-year terms on the Southern Boone County Fire Protection District Board of Directors. Cunningham and Ozenberger defeated Shelley Martin, Sam Scheulen and Liz Heyen.
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