Hallsville School District bond question expected to appear on November ballot

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A bond issue that was approved by voters this past spring, but was not certified by the state auditor’s office, is expected to appear on the ballot again this November.

The Hallsville School District’s $6.5 million bond to complete the second part of a three-phase plan for construction to address the growing student population, security upgrades and a new baseball field was approved during the April 8 election.

However, the auditor’s office would not authorize the bond because the Boone County Clerk's Office didn't follow the newspaper publication requirements listed in state law, according to previous reporting.

School spokesperson Kari Yeagy wrote in an email to ABC 17 News that the school board did not take an official vote at its Monday night meeting; but it plans “to move forward with pre-construction and design and preparing to place the bond on the ballot in November.”