Voters in the Treynor and Council Bluffs Community School Districts approved separate Bond issue referendums during special elections held Tuesday.  Patrons of the Council Bluffs School District just barely approved a $37 million dollar bond issue for renovations at two middle schools. Unofficial results from the Pottawattamie County Auditor’s Office indicate the bond issue for projects at Kirn and Wilson Middle Schools received 1,283 yes votes–or 60.98%–to 828 no votes–or 39.04%. A 60% supermajority was necessary in order for the bond issue to pass.

The Treynor School District Bond issue garnered more favorable results.  Unofficial show the $11.5-million bond issue for a long list of projects, was approved by a vote of 480-to-113, or 81.9-percent, which was well above the 60% approval required. Among the proposed improvements for the Treynor School District, is additional classrooms at the high school for increased enrollment, a new fine arts complex at the high school–including a new auditorium plus new vocal and band areas–renovation of the existing auditorium into a new wrestling area–including locker rooms and storage, renovation of the district’s weight room, and updated sprinkler and HVAC systems.