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Home My WebLink About1978 September 19,1978 Special - Lynden School District 504OFFICIAL CANVASS OF THE SPECIAL ELECTION HELD IN WHATCOM COUNTY THE 19TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 1978, FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUBMITTING TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF LYNDEN SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 504, WHATCOM COUNTY, THE PROPOSITION TO ISSUE GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $4,900,000 TO CONSTRUCT AND EQUIP A NEW HIGH SCHOOL, TO CONSTRUCT AND EQUIP CLASSROOM ADDITIONS AND COVERED PLAY AREA AT FISHER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND MAKE OTHER CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS. Office of the Auditor of Whatcom County, Washington Bellingham, Washington September 29, 1978 Pursuant to a notice given by Joan Ogden, County Auditor of Whatcom County, Washington, we the undersigned, C. J. Johnson, Chairman of the Board of County Commissioners of said County, and David S. Mc Eachran, Prosecuting Attorney of said County, now meet with Joan Ogden, County Auditor of said County, at the County seat of said County on the 25th day of September, 1978 for the purpose of canvassing the votes cast in all of the precincts compris- ing the Lynden School District No.504, as shown on the poll books in Whatcom County, Washington. Joan Ogden, County Auditor, as aforesaid, now makes oath as follows: OATH OF AUDITOR STATE OF WASHINGTON) ) ss . COUNTY OF WHATCOM ) I,,Soan Ogden, County Auditor of Whatcom County, State of Washington, do solemnly swear that the returns purporting to be the election returns of Lynden School District No. 504, Whatcom County, Washington, held on September-19, 1978 have been in no wise altered by additions or erasures and that,they are the same as when I received them, SO HELP ME GOD. hatcom aunty Auditor S,ub.5cribed and sworn to before me this 29th day of September, 1978. Chairrr��,' S a d of County Commissi ners Immediately after the oath by the County Auditor, the said Joan Ogden, C. J. Johnson and David S. Mc Eachran proceed as a Canvassing Board in and for Whatcom County to canvass the votes cast in the precincts comprising the Lynden School District No. 504, Whatcom County, Washington on the 29th day of September, 1978. CERTIFICATE OF CANVASSING BOARD STATE OF WASHINGTON) ) ss. COUNTY OF WHATCOM ) The undersigned, being the officers designated by the law and con- stituting the Canvassing Board in and for Lynden School District No. 504, Whatcom County, having met for the purpose of canvassing the votes concerning the following proposition: PROPOSITION NO. 1 LYNDEN SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 504 GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS - $4,900,000 Shall Lynden School District No. 504, Whatcom County, Washington, issue its general obligation bonds in the amount of $4,900,000, payable, both principal and interest, out of annual property tax levies in excess of regular levies, maturing within twenty years from date of issue, to construct and equip classroom additions and covered play area at Fisher Elementary School, to renovate the existing high school for use as a middle school, including a gymnasium, to construct and equip a new high school, and make other capital improvements? BONDS, YES . . . . . . /-7 BONDS, NO . . . . . . /% The result of said canvass as, found and determined by us is set forth herein as follows, and as recorded in Election Records, Volume 4, Page 118. PROPOSITION NO. 1 Total Votes Cast':21485 Total YES 1,664 Passed 66.960 Total NO � -821 .•We,the undersigned, do hereby declare that said statement and returns contain.the number of votes cast for and against the foregoing propozition at said election held on the 19th day of September, 1978. Th'tness our hand and official seal this 29th day of September, 1978. AT. Chair n� p, Bbard of County Comm. uditor o Whatc m County Prosecuting Attor e)�,-of Whatcom Co. Chair n� p, Bbard of County Comm. uditor o Whatc m County Prosecuting Attor e)�,-of Whatcom Co. h r RESOLUTION NO. 7-78 A RESOLUTION of the Board of Directors of Lynden School District No. 504, Whatcom County, Washing- ton, providing for the submission to the qualified electors of the district at a special election to be held therein on September 19, 1978, of a proposition for the issuance of its general obligation bonds in the aggregate principal amount of $ 4,900,000 , or so much thereof as may be issued under the laws governing the indebtedness of school districts for the purpose of providing funds to acquire, construct, equip and make certain capital imarovements to the facilities of the school district. WHEREAS, additional -school facilities are needed in Lynden School District No. 504, Whatcom County, Washington (hereinafter_ called the "District"), in order to provide the students attending and using the same with Mequate, proper and safe educational facilities; and WHEREAS, in order to provide part of the funds to enable the District to acquire, construct, equip and make such necessa.ry capital'improvements to its existing facilities., it is deemed necessary and advisable that the District issue and sell its unlimited tax 'levy gene_. al obligation bonds in the principal amount of $ 4;900,000 ; and WHEREAS, the Constitution and laws of the State of Washington provide that the question of whether or not such 'ponds Pay be issued and sold for such purposes must be submitted to the quali- fied electc::rs of the District for their ratification or reflection; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Directors of Lynden School District No. 504, Whatcam County, Washington, as follows: Section 1. This Board of Directors (hereinafter_ called the "Board") hereby finds and declares that the best merest of the students and othei inhabitants of the District requires the District to carry out the olans hereinafter provided at the time or times and in the order deemed most necessary and advisable by the Board. Section 2. The District shall: (1) Construct and equip classroom additions play area at Fisher Elementary School; and covered (2) renovate the existing high school for use as a middle school, including improvements to the gymnasiun and; (3) construct and equip a new high school. If available funds are sufficient, the District shall acquire, construct, equip and make other_ capital improvements to the facilities of the District, all as found necessary by the Board of Directors. Section 3. For the purpose of providing part of the funds necessary to pay the cost of the improvements descr4bed in Section 2 hereof, the District shall issue and sell its un imited tax levy general obligation bonds in :'e principal amount of not to exceed $ 4,900,000. The balance of the cost of said improvements shall be paid out of any moneys whica the District now has or may later have on hard which are legally available for such purposes and out of possible State of Washington grants of money. None of said bond proceeds shall be used for the replacement of equipment - or for any other than a capital purpose. Such bonds shall be issued in an amount not exceeding the amount amDroved by the qualified electors of the District a7 required by the Constitution and laws of the State of Washington. Section 4. The bonds provided for in Section 3 hereof shall be sold in such amounts and at such time or times as deemed necessary and advisable by this Board and as permitted by law, shall bear interest at a rate of not to exceed the maximum rate permitted. by law at the time the bonds are sold, and shall mature -2- M d i serially in such amounts and at such times within 20 years from date of issue as authorized by this Board and as provided by law. Said bonds shall be general obligations of the District and, unless paid from other sources, both principal and interest thereon shall be payable out of annual tax levies to be made upon all the taxable property within the District without limitation as to rate or amount. the exact date, form, terms, and maturities of said bonds shall be as hereafter_ fixed by resolution of the Board of Directors. In the event the proceeds of the sale of said bonds, plus any or all of the other moneys above -described, are insufficient to make all of the capital improvements hereinbefore provided for, the District shall use the available funds for paying the cost of those improvements for which bonds were approved deemed most nec- essary and to the best interests of the District by the Board of Directors. Section 5. it is hereby _founj and declared that an emergency exists requiring: the submission to the qualified electors of the District of the proposition of whether or not the District shall issue such bonds for such purposes at a special election to be held therein on the 19th day of September, 197S . The Whatcom County Auditor as ex officio supervisor of elec- tions is hereby requested to also fines: the existence of such emergency and to call and conduct said special election to be held within the school district on said date and to submit to the qualified electors of the District the proposition hereinafter set forth. The Secretary of the Board of Directors is hereby authorized and directed to certify said proposition to the county auditor in the following form -3- PROPOSITION NO. 1 LYNDEN SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 504 G=AL OBLICATION BONDS - $4,900,000 Shall Lynden School District No. 504, Whatcom County, Washington, issue its general obligation bonds in the amount of $4,900,000, payable, both principal and interest, out of annual property tax levies in excess of regular levies, maturing within twenty years from date of issue, to construct and equip classroom additions and covered play area at Fisher Elemen-tary School, to renovate the existing high school for use as a middle school, includ- ing gymnasium, to construct and equip a new high school, and make other capital improvements? BONDS, YES ............................ BONDS, NO ............................./ / The polls for such special election shall be open from 7:00 o'clock a.m. to 8:00 o'clock p.m. The Secretary of the Board of Directors is hereby authorized to deliver a certified copy of this resolution to the Whatcom County Auditor. PASSED by the Board of Directors of Lynden School District No. 504, Whatcom County, Washington , at a special meeting thereof held the 31st day of July, 1978. LYNDEN SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 504 WNATCOM C0:11"TY, /aSHINGTON. Cnai Soard of Director ATTEST: Secretary, 2<=if d-