INMAN, Kan. — Voters in Inman USD 448 will be voting on a $5 million bond issue later this spring.
In a letter sent to patrons Friday, the public was informed of a vote by the USD 448 board to put forward a question to improve the athletic facilities at Inman High School.
The question, which will be part of a special election May 3, 2022, will read as follows:
Shall Unified School District No. 448, McPherson County, Kansas (Inman), issue general obligation bonds in an amount not to exceed $5,000,000, to pay the costs to: (a) construct, furnish and equip athletic improvements in the District, including facilities for football/track and field, baseball, softball, improve site drainage, improvements to address handicap access (Americans with Disabilities Act) and other code compliance challenges, and necessary demolition; and (b) make all other necessary improvements related thereto; all pursuant to the provisions of K.S.A. 10-101 et seq., K.S.A. 25-2018(f), and K.S.A. 72-5457.
The $5 million bond will be paid over 15 years, with only the first three years of the bond resulting in a significant tax increase. After the other bond that is still on comes off in three years, taxes will drop back to a similar level to where they are currently. For those three years, the increase on a $150,000 home will be $57.08 a year. The increase on a 160-acre piece of irrigated land will be $74.81 a year.
Those projections only figure in the current debt service and the addition that would be made through the new $5 million bond, if it passes.
Residents in Inman USD 448 must be registered to vote by April 12 to vote in the bond election. If you are already registered, you do not need to do so again.
The Inman Schools Facebook page will have information on any further public meetings between now and the bond election.