BEMIDJI 鈥� Election Day is quickly approaching on Tuesday, Nov. 7, and many Beltrami County residents will have just one item on their ballot: a referendum on how to fund a new jail for the county.
The options presented will be funding the jail through property taxes or a local options sales tax, with the full ballot language reading:
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鈥淭he Beltrami County Board of Commissioners has voted to construct a new County Jail at an estimated cost of $80 million. Taxpayers have a choice as to how to fund the project. Shall Beltrami County establish a five-eighths of one percent (.625%) sales and use tax to pay for constructing and financing the new jail?
鈥淎 YES vote means that the majority of the costs would be financed through the sales and use tax which would remain in effect for 30 years or until the bonds are retired, whichever comes first.
鈥淎 NO vote means that the majority of the costs would be financed through increased property taxes for 30 years or until the bonds are retired, whichever comes first.鈥�
Polls on Tuesday will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m., with voting locations in Bemidji organized by ward of residency.
- Ward 1: American Indian Resource Center, 1630 Birchmont Drive NE
- Ward 2: Bemidji National Guard Armory, 1430 23rd Street NW
- Ward 3: Boys and Girls Club, 1600 Minnesota Avenue NW
- Ward 4: City Hall, 317 Fourth Street NW
- Ward 5: Northwest Technical College Commons, 905 Grant Avenue SE
Residents outside of Bemidji can find their polling locations at
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