Election 2021: What’s On The Ballot In Woodbury

WOODBURY, MN — After months of campaigning and more than six weeks of voting, the 2021 municipal election will come to an end at 8 p.m. Tuesday when polls close.

Voters in Woodbury will help decide the future of the South Washington County Schools board and two proposed levy increases.

Four seats are up for grabs on the board, with nine candidates in the race.

Click the candidate’s name to view their Patch candidate profile: Sharon Van Leer, Marge Lindberg, Patricia Driscoll, Jaime Kokaisel, Katie Schwartz, Michael Bestler, Enrique Ramos, Eric Tessmer and Vicki Holst.

Voters in the South Washington County Schools district — which encompasses all or parts of Woodbury, Cottage Grove, Newport and St. Paul Park — will also see two questions on their ballots.

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The first ballot question asks voters to increase the district's operating levy by revoking levies from 2015 and 2017 and combining them into one levy that officials say will generate an additional $6.9 million each year.

Property taxes would increase about $160 per year for a home worth $300,000 if the new operating levy is approved, officials estimate.

The district could be forced to cut some staff and programs, including athletics, if the new operating levy is not approved, Superintendent Julie Nielsen said in a virtual meeting about the ballot questions.

Voters in the South Washington County Schools district are also being asked to increase the district's capital projects levy to fund new classroom technology and infrastructure.

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The new capital projects levy would generate about $5 million per year if approved, according to district projections. The school’s current levy generates about $2 million annually, officials said.

Property taxes would increase about $50 per year for residents with a home worth $300,000 if voters approve the new capital projects levy, officials estimate.

How To Vote
Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday. Minnesota has same-day voter registration, which means you can register to vote at your polling place on Election Day.

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Click here to use the Minnesota Secretary of State's Polling Place Finder.

Mail-in ballots will not count if they are received after Election Day.

Woodbury Patch will be providing live updates Tuesday night on results in the race for the South Washington County Schools board and its proposed levies.