Toledo could become the first county seat in Iowa without an active school building.<\/p>\n
That statement is both accurate and misleading. The South Tama High School building \u2014 and subsequent additions in the 21st century that eliminated all other sites except Toledo \u2014 practically abuts the Toledo city limits. Toledo and Tama are, for many purposes, one city (and critical mass for a Fareway). Nevertheless, a bond vote March 3 could eliminate the century-old building currently being used as South Tama Middle School.<\/p>\n
The bond vote, according to the Marshalltown Times-Republican<\/em><\/a>, is actually three votes: One to issue the bond that will create a middle school addition to the Tama facility, one to go beyond the levy limit on property taxes, and one to approve a revenue purpose statement regarding use of state sales tax money. The first two need supermajorities to pass.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Toledo could become the first county seat in Iowa without an active school building. That statement is both accurate and misleading. The South Tama High School building \u2014 and subsequent additions in the 21st century that eliminated all other sites … Continue reading