Marion bond request passes

Voters in the Marion School District have approved a $500,000 bond request to expand and upgrade the rural school.

The mail-ballot election ended Thursday. The bond request passed by a 31-vote margin.

Property taxes on a home with an assessed value of $100,000 will increase by $10.02 annually, and will be $15.04 more a year for a home valued at $150,000.

Marion School will be able to move forward with plans to add space for three classrooms, two handicap-accessible restrooms, new offices for the principal, clerk and school counselor, as well as rooms for special education, speech and Title I students.

Last year, Marion voters defeated a $2.2 million bond request.