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MAPLETON, N.D. (AP) — Voters in the Mapleton School District have approved a $7.2 million bond referendum to build a new elementary school.
There were two measures on the ballot Tuesday, and both passed by more than the required 60 percent. One measure raised the district's debt limit, and the other approved the bonds.
The same referendum lost by a narrow margin last October.
The new school will replace the existing 92-year-old building, which district officials say has outdated infrastructure and doesn't meet safety standards. Ground-breaking is expected in several months, with the new school ready by the fall of 2017.
About 85 students attend classes in Mapleton. Administrators expect enrollment to climb in coming years.
The bond measure will increase property taxes on a $100,000 home by about $300 annually.
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