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Skyline School District Asking for No-Tax-Increase Bond

By Natalie Swallow

The to-do list for one Ozarks school district includes resurfacing its track and putting in a new elementary library, but it needs voter approval this November for the money to do it.

The Skyline School District, in Hickory County, is asking voters for a $2 million, no- tax-increase bond.

The Skyline Elementary library does what it can to accommodate nearly 400 students kindergarten through sixth grade who use it.

With only enough space for one class to comfortably be in it at a time, it's a challenge.

"Now they pretty much have to come in, check out book and go back to room. Not a lot of seating space," Skyline Elementary Librarian Kathy Wilken said.

The district hopes to not only get more space but also more books in the library that will go in where the current elementary gym sits.

Elementary P.E. would move to a new multi-purpose facility.

"One thing unique about Skyline is we don't really have a town. Our school is our community and our parents and patrons have been really supportive, so when we do something for the school, we feel like we're doing something for the community too because community will be able to use track and multi-purpose room," Skyline Superintendent Mark Beem said.

The district wants to convert its gravel track into a standard rubberized track, allowing the district to have track meets at home, rather than always away.

The district also wants to use bond money to build a new, larger greenhouse to give Horticulture students more room to grow.

"We have over half our students are in FFA in high school here, so Vo/Ag is really big here at Skyline," Beem said.

Recognized as a distinguished school the last several years, the district says it wants to continue to move in a positive direction.

"We think we're doing good things here, but we want to continue to strive to do better, and everything on ballot is something that's going to make things better for kids," Beem said.

The district anticipates it could get 25 to 45% of the bond money in interest free stimulus loans.

The last bond the district passed was five years ago for $1.25 million.

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