Voter Guide: What's on the Ballot Today?

While we're not choosing a governor or president, today is an important voting day for many in Idaho. You get to decide on funding opportunities for major projects around the state. Today until 8 p.m. you can head to your polling place and make your voice heard. Before you go, make sure you're registered to vote HERE....then check where your nearest polling place HERE. Here are some of the items on the ballot for Treasure Valley districts (via KTVB):

ADA COUNTY:

Boise Warm Springs Water District

Director (vote for 2)

Steven A. Hatfield
Liz Kreipl
Bob Sutter

Kuna Library District

Trustee

Barbara A. Powell
Linda F. Brunetti

Trustee (vote for 2)

Marie Leavitt
Joan Gidney

Special Plant Facilities Reserve Fund Levy

$450,000 per year for 10 years
For renovation of library building
Requires 55 percent voter approval to pass

Ballot question:

Shall the Board of Trustees of the Kuna Library District be authorized, pursuant to Section 33-2729, Idaho Code, to certify to the Board of Commissioners of Ada and Canyon Counties, Idaho, a Plant Facilities Reserve Fund Levy, in addition to all other levies, in the amount of $450,000 for the fiscal year commencing October 1, 2019, and continuing each year in the amount of $450,000 for a total of ten (10) years for the purpose of financing the costs of renovation of the library building, together with equipment and appliances operate and maintain the same, and related costs and fees; all as provided in the resolution adopted by the Board of Trustees on March 19, 2019?

Kuna Rural Fire District

Special Tax Levy
$1,100,000
Will be established as base budget

Ballot question:

Shall the Board of Commissioners of the Kuna Rural Fire District be authorized and empowered to increase its budget, pursuant to Idaho Code Section 63-802 (1)(a), to defray costs of staffing, equipping and maintaining the Fire District's Operations to protect property against fire and to provide life preservation services in the amount of one million one hundred thousand and no/100 dollars [$1,100,000.00] commencing with the Fiscal Year 2020 and which shall then be established as the base budget for the purposes of Idaho Code Section 63-802, as provided in the resolution of the Board of Commissioners of the Kuna Rural Fire District adopted on February 13, 2019?

Meridian Library District

Trustee

Jeff Kohler
Megan Larsen
Barney Greenspan

Special Plant Facilities Reserve Fund Levy

$1.4 million per year for 10 years
For construction and renovation of library facilities
Requires 55 percent voter approval to pass
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Ballot question:

Shall the Board of Trustees of the Meridian Library District be authorized, pursuant to Section 33-2729, Idaho Code, to certify to the Board of Commissioners of Ada County, Idaho, a Plant Facilities Reserve Fund Levy, in addition to all other levies, in the amount of $1.4 million for the fiscal year commencing October 1, 2019, and continuing each year in the amount of $1.4 million for a total of ten (10) years for the purpose of financing the costs of construction and renovation of library facilities, together with all equipment and appliances necessary to operate and maintain the same, and related costs and fees; all as provided in the resolution adopted by the Board of Trustees on February 20, 2019?

CANYON COUNTY

Canyon County Jail

General Obligation Bond
$187,000,000
For construction of new jail facility
Estimated average annual cost to taxpayer would be $94.43 per $100,000 of taxable assessed value
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Ballot question:

Shall Canyon County, Idaho (the "County"), issue and sell its negotiable bonds in the amount of up to $187,000,000 for the purpose of providing for the acquisition, construction and equipping of a new jail facility, and to pay costs of issuance of the bonds, said bonds due in such installments as fixed by the County Commissioners of Canyon County, Idaho, the last installment due and payable not more than twenty (20) years from the date of the bonds, as more fully provided in Bond Election Ordinance No. 19-010 adopted by the County Commissioners of Canyon County, Idaho, on March 4, 2019?