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Two school districts in the Oklahoma Panhandle are asking voters to approve bond issues during April 2’s elections.

Balko Public Schools in Beaver County has a $4.7 million facilities bond before the voters. In Cimarron County, Felt Public Schools has a $210,000 transportation bond on the ballot

Residents will vote in the Board of Education General Election, Municipal Elections and special elections.

In Felt, the $210,000 will be used to purchase several new school buses, according to information from Superintendent Lewetta Hefley.

In Balko, the $4.7 million bond will be paid off over a six-year period, Superintendent Roger Mendell said in an email. He said district officials hope to use the funds to make a safer, more secure school environment.

“We are trying to pass a bond to build a new elementary school with Pre-K through sixth grade classrooms, bathrooms, a computer lab, and teacher work rooms,” Mendell said.

He added the bond will allow the pre-kindergarten and kindergarten classes to be FEMA approved safe-rooms that will accommodate the entire school population.

“By moving all the elementary classes into one building this will allow for better collaboration and networking between teachers,” Mendell said. “It will also allow us to move our first and second grades out of the basement into a safer environment.”
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Here are the races in Beaver, Cimarron and Texas counties.

BEAVER COUNTY:

Town of Beaver: Board of Trustees (Unexpired Term)

KELLY CRAMER
BOB DOWNING

Board of Trustees (Full Terms)

MARY ESTER SALLEE
DENNIS WOODS
KIRK A FISHER
T. KEVIN CLINE

Town of Forgan: Board of Trustees

MARIO JAQUEZ
SHIRLEY RIGDON
SHELLEY CASEY
SHANE KIRKHART
LaCARLA N. SUTTON

Balko Public Schools: Proposition

This is a $4.7 million facilities bond issue

CIMARRON COUNTY:

Felt Public Schools: Propositions

This is a $210,000 transportation bond that will pay for several buses

Boise City Public Schools: Board member, Office No. 4

JIM BADE
CLAY CRABTREE

TEXAS COUNTY:

City of Guymon: Council Member, Ward No. 3

LARRY H. SWAGER
GERALDINE SANCHEZ

City of Guymon: Council Member, Ward No. 4

KIM PETERSON
PATRICK COBLE
ELWIN BURROW

City of Guymon: Council Member, At-large

LARRY WATSON
LES SHRUM
MITCH EGGER

Town of Tyrone: Board of Trustees (Unexpired Term)

PATRICIA A WEBBER
KRISTY PARISH
JEANNETT MOORE