County auditor reports record turnout for special election

By Zach Jensen,

Results from last week’s special election are now official. The Winneshiek County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved the election results during its regular meeting Monday morning. The Decorah Community School District posed a pair of proposals to the public on Sept. 10 in preparation for a $38 million bond measure in November.

Decorah voters supported the renewal of the school district’s revenue purpose statement with 1,829 votes in favor of the action. Local voters also supported increasing the district’s debt service levy limit with 1,678 votes. 

During Monday’s meeting, Winneshiek County Auditor Ben Steines said about 2,400 total votes were cast in the special election — approximately 1,500 of which were cast on Election Day. Steines said by comparison the school district’s last special election, which took place in 2018 and asked voters to support consolidating the North Winneshiek and Decorah school districts, attracted only 900 total voters.

In other business:

• The supervisors discussed the job requirements for the county’s next recycling supervisor to replace Scott Logsdon, who plans to retire the first week of January 2025. 

• Updates to the county’s employee handbook were approved.

• Striping on Canoe Ridge Road is expected to take place at the end of September.

• Estimates and quotes for the installation of in-floor heat at the county shops are being procured. County Engineer Michael Kueny said the in-floor heat will help keep the shops and equipment dry while ensuring easy startup for winter road maintenance vehicles. 

The next meeting of the Winneshiek County Board of Supervisors will be held at 9:30 a.m., Sept. 23, in the courthouse annex.

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