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Saint Louis County, MO November 4, 2008 Election
Proposition I
Improvements to County Buildings & Facilities
County of Saint Louis
Special Bond Election - Four-Sevenths Majority Required

Pass: 252,968 / 50.82% Yes votes ...... 244,830 / 49.18% No votes

See Also: Index of all Propositions
Results as of Nov 19 10:13am, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (652/652)
Information shown below: Impartial Analysis |

Shall St. Louis County, Missouri, issue general obligation bonds up to the amount of One Hundred Twenty Million Dollars for the purposes of constructing various capital improvements to County buildings and facilities, and making improvements to County safety/security and communication facilities?

Yes

No

Impartial Analysis from League of Women Voters of Saint Louis
Proposition I provides for a general obligation bond issue of up to $120 million for capital improvements to St. Louis County buildings and facilities. The bond issue is based on the report of the fifteen member Blue Ribbon Commission that studied the capital needs of the County.

The projects include replacement of the family courts building, the health facility and laboratory and police crime laboratory. Renovations will be made to the courts building and the animal shelter. The emergency siren system will be upgraded. The new and renovated facilities are proposed because the existing facilities were found to be inadequate to meet current service needs, do not meet seismic design criteria, contain hazardous materials such as asbestos and are energy inefficient. There will be no tax increase because the current bond retirement fund rate is adequate to fund the bond issue. However, that rate would be extended over a longer period of time.

The report of the Blue Ribbon Commission is available at http://www.stlouisco.com

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