NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION
MEADE COUNTY
A Special Election regarding Resolution 2014-4 Creation of Tax Incremental District Number One will be held on March 3, 2015, in Meade County, South Dakota. If the polls cannot be opened because of bad weather, the election may be postponed one week.
The election polls will be open from seven a.m. to seven p.m. mountain time on the day of the election.
At the election, the following question will be voted upon:
Resolution 2014-4 was adopted by the Meade County Board of County Commissioners on December 10, 2014 and referred to the voters by petition. The Resolution will not become effective unless approved by majority vote.
Title: Resolution 2014-4, Creation of Tax Incremental Finance District Number One.
State’s Attorney Explanation: The referred Resolution was adopted by the Meade County Board of County Commissioners on December 10, 2014. The Resolution established boundaries of Tax Incremental Finance District Number One and requested the South Dakota Department of Revenue to determine the current aggregate assessed value of property within the TIF District. The creation of the TIF District is a method of financing specific projects, to be later declared by the Commissioners, by setting aside increases in property tax revenues resulting from growth in assessed values within the boundaries of the district to pay for those projects, rather than going to the County general fund.
A vote of “Yes” is for establishing the TIF District as adopted by the Board of County Commissioners.
A Vote of “No” is against establishing the TIF District.
The polling place in each precinct of this County is as follows:
Northwest Sturgis #1A, East Sturgis #1, Southeast Sturgis #2, South Sturgis #2A, Central Sturgis #3, West Sturgis #4, Southwest Sturgis #4A, Northwest Sturgis #5, Sturgis #5A, Tilford #6, Rural Sturgis #7, Harmony #8 and Bear Butte #9: Will all be combined and broke out by alphabet (A-H, I-R, S-Z) – STURGIS COMMUNITY CENTER.
Alkali #6A – ALKALI HALL
Summerset #10 – SUMMERSET CITY HALL
Piedmont #11, East Piedmont #12, and Southeast Piedmont #13: Will all be combined and broke out by alphabet (A-M, N-Z) – PIEDMONT COMMUNITY GYM.
Black Hawk #14, Rural Black Hawk #15, West Black Hawk #16 and Central Black Hawk #19: Will all be combined and broke out by alphabet (A-M, N-Z) – BLACK HAWK FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Viewfield #17 and Elm Springs #18: Will all be combined – ELM SPRINGS FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Hereford #20 – HEREFORD HALL.
Elk Vale #21, Ellsworth #22, Base #23 and West Elk Vale #24: Will all be combined – VANDENBERG SCHOOL.
White Owl #25 – WHITE OWL COMMUNITY HALL.
Chalk Butte #27 and Fairpoint #29: Will all be combined – CENTRAL MEADE COMMUNITY CENTER.
Red Owl #30 – RNA HALL.
Faith #31 – FAITH COMMUNITY CENTER.
Pine #33 – OPAL CHURCH.
Sulphur #35 – MUD BUTTE FIRE HALL.
Union #40 – PLAINVIEW HALL.
Marcus #41 – MARCUS CHURCH.
Voters with disabilities may contact the County Auditor for information and special assistance in absentee voting or polling place accessibility.
Lisa Schieffer
Meade County Auditor
