Regarding your vote on the upcoming school bond issue, consider the following: 

1.  Bill Seitter has said he would be glad to give ANYONE a tour of the school buildings.  Contact him at 580-623-7364.
2.  High school consolidation is on the horizon.  Do we want our high schoolers to have to travel to another town in the future?  If we don't have a top-notch high school, that is what may happen. 
3.  The cost of money is at a historic low right now, and there is talk about interest rates going up. We can get bond money now at a lower rate than even a year down the road. 
4.  The cost of construction is only going to go up, so putting off construction and repairs will only cost us more in the future. 
5.  Watongans have put off taking care of our school properties for too long and it is only going to get worse if steps aren't taken to make repairs.

Here is a list of nearby counties and their real property tax rates (per mill/$1,000 of value). Figures are from the website www.lowtaxrate.com:

Blaine - $8.94
Kingfisher - $8.82
Major - $9.99
Custer - $9.66
Love - $8l74
Canadian - $11.75
Cleveland - $11.95