Election day brings numerous issues

Polls in both counties are open until 7 p.m.

Major ballot issues are:

Billings

• a $3.5 million bond issue for the R-IV School District to add classroom space and a technology room, expand cafeteria and library, renovate classrooms and science lab, and design offices and other site facilities to improve security

Clever

• a $3.5 million bond issue for the school district to build a new high school

• a proposal to increase the school tax levy ceiling 65 cents to $3.5446 per $100 of assessed valuation to fund district’s operating costs

• a proposal to maintain the city’s tax levy at 0.6218 cents

Fair Grove

• a $6.8 million bond issue for Fair Grove R-10 School District to build new classrooms and other school additions, repairing existing school facilities

• a 1/4-cent sales tax for local parks

• a proposal to increase the Fair Grove Fire Protection District board to five members

Greene County

• an 1/8-cent sales tax for the Emergency 911 program

Highlandville

• mayoral race with candidate Paul Weeks

Marion C. Early PCR-5 School District

• $2.85 million bond issue to build new classrooms, new cafeteria, renovate existing facilities

Marionville

• a $4.1 million bond issue for the R-9 School District to acquire, construct, equip and furnish new school facilities

Nixa

• municipal judges race

Ozark

• a $9.5 million bond issue for Christian County School District R-VI to construct classrooms at East Elementary School, acquire land, construct outdoor multipurpose facility, renovate existing facilities including an early childhood facility

• Fire Protection District board members

• a proposal for a 17-cent tax levy to support the Ozark Fire Protection District

• mayoral race with incumbent Donna McQuay against challenge Don Watts

Pleasant Hope

• the continuation of the Pleasant Hope PCR-6 School District operating tax levy ceiling of 3.1793 cents per $100 of assessed valuation through 2026

Republic

• a $19 million bond issue for the R-III School District to build a new high school

• an increase of the school district’s tax levy ceiling of 10 cents to $3.24 per $100 assessed valuation in 2007, to $3.34 in 2008 and to $3.44 in 2009, to fund the district’s operating costs

• approval of the city’s home rule charter

Sparta

• proposal to levy an additional tax of no more than 25 cents per $100 assessed valuation to support the Sparta Fire Protection District

• mayoral race with candidate Andrew Jenkins

Springfield

• mayoral race, with incumbent Tom Carlson running unopposed

• four City Council seats

Strafford

• mayoral race, with candidates Myrl (Sandy) Bowler, Tom Vicat and Jessica Miller