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Metro-area school districts OK bond issues


Last Update: 11/11/2009 8:55 am

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Voters in two Oklahoma City metro-area school districts have approved major school bond issues.

Voters in Edmond on Tuesday approved a $36.1 million bond issue to build new classrooms at seven schools, improve athletic facilities at all secondary schools and allow the purchase of new buses. The project includes a $6.6 million renovation of Memorial High School.

And voters in the Putnam City School District passed an $80.6 million bond proposal to pay for 100 construction projects across the northwest Oklahoma City district.

Other school districts approving bond issues on Tuesday were Fox in Carter County, Mounds in Creek County, Amber-Pocasset in Grady County, Haywood in Pittsburg County and Shawnee in Pottawatomie County.


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