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County election administrator gives May 6, 2025, school election update

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News from Toni Kramer, Lake County Election Administrator

LAKE COUNTY - Filing closed for the school district election at 5 p.m. on Friday, March 28.  The withdrawal and write-in deadlines are on Thursday, April 3, at 5 p.m. Ballots will be mailed on April 18. 

The May 6, 2025, School Election will include:

VOTE FOR 2:

Brian Johnson-BigSam  Trustee Arlee 8J 3 year term 406 531-4280 brian.bigsam@cskthealth.org

Kevin HowardTrustee Arlee 8J 3 year term406 239-9011        howardkim23@gmail.com

Arthur H. (Hank) Adams Trustee Arlee 8J 3 year term 406 240-2038  hank@buckeyehardwoods.com

Kelly Pierre Trustee Arlee 8J 3 year term 406 529-4269                   kelly.pierre@cskthealth.org

Cammie L. DuPuis-Pablo Trustee Arlee 8J 3 year term 406 529-7257  kmjmama56@gmail.com

 

**Samantha Lytie Trustee Arlee 8J 3 year term 406 546-0747              slytle07@icloud.com

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VOTE FOR 2:

Matt HoutTrustee Charlo 7J  3 year term 406 546-1011                           houtmatt@gmail.com

Latham BlevinsTrustee Charlo 7J  3 year term

Kelsey FarrandTrustee Charlo 7J 3 year term 406 240-2409 kelsey.clairmont@gmail.com

Dion Carey Trustee Charlo 7J 3 year term  406 261-5021  

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VOTE FOR 1:

*unexpired term **Jennifer RolfsnessTrustee Ronan 30/2  2 year term 406 531-1342jbkranch@gmail.com

**Christopher J. Morigeau Trustee Ronan 30/2 2 year term 406 546 -4715   aql.cut@gmail.com

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VOTE FOR 2:

Diana K. Luke Trustee Ronan 30/2 3 year term  406 261-6862  smithdianakaye@gmail.com             

Kevin R Detwiler Trustee Ronan 30/2 3 year term406 544-5010                   krdetwiler@ronan.net

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Arlee 8J voters will consider the tech levies below: 

*Shall the district be authorized to levy in the Arlee Elementary School District the sum of thirty five thousand dollars ($35,000) per year for ten (10) years and being approximately 8.32 mills for the purpose of purchasing, renting, repairing and maintaining technological equipment, including computers and computer network access, cloud computing services for technology infrastructure, platform, software, network, storage, security, data, database, test environment curriculum, or desktop virtualization purposes, including any subscription or any license-based or pay-per-use service that is accessed over the internet or other remote network to meet the district’s information technology and other needs, and the associated technical training for school district personnel?

Passage of this proposal will increase the taxes on a home with a market value of $100,000 by approximately $11.23, on a home with a market value of $300,000 by approximately $22.46, and on a home with a market value of $600,000 by approximately $67.39. An increase in property taxes may lead to an increase in rental costs.

*Shall the district be authorized to levy in the Arlee High School District the sum of thirty five thousand dollars ($35,000) per year for ten (10) years and being approximately 8.32 mills for the purpose of purchasing, renting, repairing and maintaining technological equipment, including computers and computer network access, cloud computing services for technology infrastructure, platform, software, network, storage, security, data, database, test environment curriculum, or desktop virtualization purposes, including any subscription or any license-based or pay-per-use service that is accessed over the internet or other remote network to meet the district’s information technology and other needs, and the associated technical training for school district personnel?

Passage of this proposal will increase the taxes on a home with a market value of $100,000 by approximately $11.23, on a home with a market value of $300,000 by approximately $22.46, and on a home with a market value of $600,000 by approximately $67.39. An increase in property taxes may lead to an increase in rental costs

Upper West Shore #33 voters will consider:

Shall the board of trustees be authorized to impose an increase in local taxes to support the general fund in the amount of Fifty-four Thousand, Three Hundred, seventy-seven DOLLARS ($54,377.62) per year which is approximately 4.23 mills, for the purpose of: Increasing staff wages?

Passage of this proposal will increase the taxes on a home with a market value of $100,000 by approximately $5.71, on a home with a market value of $300,000 approximately $17.12, and on a home with a market value of $600,000 by approximately $34.24. An increase in property taxes may lead to an increase in rental costs.

The durational limit of the levy is permanent once approved by the voters, assuming the district levies that amount at least once in the next five years.

Polson Rural Fire District and North Lake County Library District will also have trustee elections. 

 

 

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