TWIN FALLS COUNTY NOTICE OF ELECTION

           Pursuant to Idaho Code §34-1406, public notice is hereby given that the following Election will be held on May 19, 2026 – Kimberly School District No. 414 Special General Obligation Bond Election and School Plant Facilities Levy Election. The polls will be open between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. at the polling places designated below by the Board of Twin Falls County Commissioners.

NOTICE OF SPECIAL GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND ELECTION

Pursuant to the laws of the State of Idaho and the Bond Election Resolution of the Board of Trustees of School District No. 414, Twin Falls County, State of Idaho (the “District”), adopted on March 3, 2026, notice is hereby given that a Special General Obligation Bond Election will be held in the District on Tuesday, May 19, 2026, beginning at the hour of 8:00 A.M. and closing at the hour of 8:00 P.M. on said date, on the question of  whether the District shall be empowered to issue general obligation school bonds of said District in the principal amount not to exceed $57,834,000, to be repaid not later than thirty (30) years from the date of issuance thereof.

The projects to be financed by the sale of the proposed bonds are the costs of (i) acquisition, construction, furnishing and equipping of (1) a fine arts center and auditorium, (2) a gymnasium, (3) a community field house, and (4) new athletic fields, and (ii) renovation of parking lots at the high school and middle school, together with all equipment and facilities necessary to operate said projects and costs and expenses related thereto.

The interest rate anticipated on the proposed bond issue, based upon current market rates, is four and forty hundredths percent (4.40%) per annum. The total amount estimated to be repaid over the life of the bonds, based on the anticipated interest rate, is $105,236,750, consisting of $57,834,000 in principal and $47,402,750 of interest. The term of the bonds will not exceed thirty (30) years from the date of issuance.

The estimated average annual cost to the taxpayer on the proposed bond levy is a tax of $277 per $100,000 of taxable assessed value, per year, based on current conditions.

As of May 19, 2026, the total existing bonded indebtedness of the District, including interest accrued, is $14,711,618.

NOTICE OF SCHOOL PLANT FACILITIES RESERVE FUND LEVY ELECTION

SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 414,

TWIN FALLS COUNTY,

STATE OF IDAHO

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN according to law, and the requisite action of the Board of Trustees of School District No. 414, Twin Falls County, State of Idaho (the “District”), that a School Plant Facilities Reserve Fund Levy election will be held on Tuesday, May 19, 2026, in the District for the purpose of submitting to the qualified electors of said District their vote and determination, by affirmative vote of fifty-five percent (55%) of the electors voting in such election, at precinct polling sites open 8:00 a.m. through 8:00 p.m. on the following question:

QUESTION:  Shall the Board of Trustees of School District No. 414, Twin Falls County, State of Idaho (the “District”) be authorized and empowered, upon the affirmative vote of fifty-five percent (55%) of the electors of the District voting in the election, to levy a School Plant Facilities Reserve Fund Levy in the amount of up to Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000) for Fiscal Year beginning July 1, 2026, and continuing each year in the amount of up to Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000) for ten (10) years through fiscal year ending June 30, 2036, for the purposes permitted by law for school plant facilities levies?

The estimated average annual cost to the taxpayer on the proposed levy is a tax of $40 per $100,000 of taxable assessed value, per year, based on current conditions. The proposed levy replaces an existing levy that expires on June 30, 2026, and that currently costs $24 per $100,000 of taxable assessed value. Therefore, if the proposed levy is approved, the tax per $100,000 of taxable assessed value is expected to increase by $16 per $100,000 of taxable assessed value.

Said election will be conducted pursuant to Title 34, Idaho Code.                        

 NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that in accordance with the Help America Vote Act of 2002, each of the polling places includes parking spaces, path of travel, entrances, exits and voting areas accessible to individuals with disabilities.

Said election shall be held at the regular polling places for elections in Twin Falls County, Idaho, [or by mail], as indicated below:

Polling Places:

May 19, 2026

Precincts                 Polling Places

Kimberly 1, 3          Crossroads United Methodist Church, 131 Syringa Ave, Kimberly

Kimberly 2, 4          Kimberly Church of the Nazarene, 3550 E 3750 N, Kimberly

Early Voting           Twin Falls County West, 630 Addison Ave W, TF