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 — and subsequent additions in the 21st century that eliminated all other sites except Toledo — 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.
The bond vote, according to the Marshalltown Times-Republican, 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.