Property Taxes on Ballot in Tuesday School Board Election

There are three school board seats open in Tuesday's election, with three candidates. Unless there is a write-in campaign ballot take-over, Marci Coraro, Brad Ortmeier and Mark Toebben should be assured seats on the board.

However, that doesn't mean voters don't have decisions to make.

In addition to the board seats, there are two public measures on the ballot.

Public measure A seeks to extend a six cents per $1,000 tax for another decade, beginning in 2015. The tax covers program sharing between community colleges or for the purchase of instructional equipment.

Public measure B asks to continue a tax of 20.25 cents per $1,000 of valuation for another decade, beginning in 2015. The tax covers purchase of property, buildings or equipment; construction of buildings; acquisition of libraries; paying utilities; or costs involved with maintaining, remodeling, improving, or expanding Des Moines Area Community College.

Polls are open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Here are Johnston precinct locations:

Des Moines 11: Zion Lutheran Church, 4300 Beaver Ave.

Grimes 3: Grimes United Methodist Church, 801 W. First St.

Johnston 1 and 2: Johnston City Hall, 6221 Merle Hay Road. 

Johnston 3: Crown Point Center. 6300 Pioneer Parkway.

Johnston 4 and 5: Johnston Evangelical Free Church, 9901 N.W. 62nd Ave. 

Johnston 6: Johnston Public Library, 6700 Merle Hay Road.

Urbandale 2: Urbandale Baptist Church, 6501 Aurora Ave.

Urbandale 4: Urban Heights Covenant Church, 7605 Aurora Ave.

Urbandale 7: Gloria Dei Church Family Life Center, 8301 Aurora Ave.