Ballot Question

How will PCR-3's proposal appear on the ballot?

Shall Platte County R-III School District issue its general obligation bonds in the amount of $62,000,000 for the purpose of acquiring, constructing, repairing, rebuilding, renovating, furnishing and equipping new and existing school sites and facilities, including:

  • completing  Phase 2 of rebuilding Platte County High School, creating a consolidated high school building with all classrooms and programs under one roof, 
  • constructing site amenities at Platte Purchase Middle School activities complex,
  • constructing playground facilities at Pathfinder Elementary School, and
  • making hard surface improvements at Compass Elementary School to expand parking and improve traffic flow and safety?

If this question is approved, the District’s debt service property tax levy of $1.1789 per $100 of assessed valuation of real and personal property and the District’s overall tax levy is estimated to remain unchanged.

What else is on the ballot?

Platte County R-3 Board of Education

Three candidates have filed for two positions on the Platte County R-3 School District’s Board of Education. Filing closed for Board of Election candidates on December 31.

Candidates (listed in filing order) are as follows:

  • Shawn Chiddix
  • Alisha Elliott
  • John A. Ready