Voter Information

After the original bond proposal narrowly failed to pass last October, the Whitefish School District sought to carefully redesign the current bonds based on valuable input from our community. Voters indicated that there was still support for the high school expansion to address increased enrollment, however, the academic expansion and the athletic complex improvements were viewed as two different projects requiring unique bond issues.

While construction costs have gone up with inflation since the previous bond election, resulting in higher estimated costs for the building expansion, the proposed Athletic Improvements bond has been reduced in scope per voter feedback, which means that even if both bonds are approved, the total financial impact on taxpayers will be lower than the original bond proposed last fall.

The bonds on the ballot for 2024 are a reflection of thoughtful research on the part of our school district and school board members in an attempt to respond to the primary cares and concerns of voters while achieving an optimal environment for Whitefish students. While it is not possible at this time to check every box for each constituent, we believe these bonds represent a move in the right direction to provide the holistic educational setting that will permit Whitefish students to flourish and they deserve your YES votes.

BALLOTS

Ballots will be sent by mail to all residents of the Whitefish High School district on August 28, 2024.

All ballots must be submitted by 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 17, 2024.

We advise returning your ballot in person. You can go to the Whitefish School District Office at 600 E 2nd St in Whitefish. The office will be open from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday before the election and from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Election Day. You may have someone else drop off your ballot if you are unable to do so yourself.

If you choose to return your ballot by mail, please attach either a 69-cent stamp or a Forever stamp to the return envelope. We recommend returning it no later than September 9th as your vote will not be counted if it arrives after 8:00 pm on September 17, 2024.

TAXPAYER CONTRIBUTION

The estimated tax increase for a property’s Assessed Taxable Market Value is listed in the chart below. The cost to taxpayers will never exceed the amount listed below.

Select the button below to estimate how the bonds will impact your individual tax bill. You can look up your property and view your 2024 Assessed Taxable Market Value. Appraisal values for 2024 can be found under the owner data on your property parcel on the map. Assessed Taxable Market Value is assigned by the local government for property tax purposes and is NOT a Property Sales Market Value.