By CRISTINA JANNEY Hays Post

The $143.5 million bond&nbsp; Tuesday with&nbsp; 3,299 voters voting for the bond and 2,773 voting against it.

A question that would help pay for the bond with a half-cent city of Hays sales tax also passed with 3,025 voters voting for the question and 2,036 voters voting agianst it.

<a href="https://hayspost.com/posts/2a94d25d-ba77-49d6-9665-2651a7667965">The bond will build a new high school, renovate the current high school into a middle school and renovate the current middle school into an elementary school. Roosevelt and Lincoln elementary schools would also be renovated.</a>

Lincoln Elementary School and Rockwell Administration Center will be closed. Westside school will be relocated.

The vote will not be official until the canvas at 8 a.m. May 16

Hays USD 489 had unsuccessful bond attempts in 2016 and 2017.

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2022/5/1652217474188.jpeg" alt="A voter casts his ballot in the Hays USD 489 school bond election Tuesday at St. Michael's Episcopal Church in Hays. Photo by Cristina Janney/Hays Post " />
 <figcaption>A voter casts his ballot in the Hays USD 489 school bond election Tuesday at St. Michael's Episcopal Church in Hays. Photo by Cristina Janney/Hays Post </figcaption>
 </figure>By CRISTINA JANNEY Hays PostThe $143.5 million bond&nbsp; Tuesday with&nbsp; 3,299 voters voting for the bond and 2,773 voting against it. A question that would help pay for the bond with a half-cent city of Hays sales tax also passed with 3,025 voters voting for the question and 2,036 voters voting agianst it. <a href="https://hayspost.com/posts/2a94d25d-ba77-49d6-9665-2651a7667965">The bond will build a new high school, renovate the current high school into a middle school and renovate the current middle school into an elementary school. Roosevelt and Lincoln elementary schools would also be renovated.</a>Lincoln Elementary School and Rockwell Administration Center will be closed. Westside school will be relocated.Voter turnout was almost 38 percent. The vote will not be official until the canvas at 8 a.m. May 16 Hays USD 489 had unsuccessful bond attempts in 2016 and 2017.

$143M school bond passes in Hays USD 489