Dear Neighbor,
This coming Tuesday, Nov. 3, is an important election day in our area. Voters in District 742 will decide on whether to authorize spending of up to $167 million to build a new Tech High School, renovate Apollo High School, and make certain other capital improvements in the district.
I have had a number of voters ask me about polling place locations. Your polling place for the referendum may be different than your regular voting location.
This change is due to a decision by the District 742 School Board to use larger precincts for the bond referendum vote, resulting in fewer polling places. This has been done before in other school district referendum votes.
There will be 13 polling places for residents of District 742. They will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Nov. 3, and the polling place sites are as follows:
1) Saint Cloud State University, 720 Fourth Avenue South, Atwood Center, for city of Saint Cloud Ward 1 Precinct 1; Ward 1 Precinct 3; Ward 1 Precinct 6, and Ward 1 Precinct 7, all in Stearns County;
2) Apollo High School, 1000 44th Avenue North, Saint Cloud, for city of Saint Cloud Ward 3 Precinct 3; Ward 3 Precinct 4; Ward 3 Precinct 5; Ward 4 Precinct 2; City of Sartell precincts 1 and 4; and Le Sauk Township; all in Stearns County;
3) Clearview Elementary School, 7310 Highway 24, Clear Lake, for the City of Clearwater and Clearwater Township in Wright County; the City of Clear Lake and Clear Lake Township, Palmer Township and Becker Township in Sherburne County, and the City of Clearwater in Stearns County;
4) Discovery Community School, 700 South Seventh Street, Waite Park, for precincts 1, 2, 3, and 4 in the city of Waite Park, all in Stearns County;
5) Lincoln Elementary School, 336 SE Fifth Avenue, Saint Cloud, for Ward 2 precinct 1; ward 2 precinct 4; Minden Township precincts 1 and 2, and Sauk Rapids Township, all in Benton County;
6) Madison Elementary School, 2805 North 9th Street, Saint Cloud, for city of Saint Cloud Ward 2 Precinct 2; Ward 3 Precinct 6; Ward 3 Precinct 7; Ward 4 Precinct 3; all in Stearns County;
7) Saint John's University, 31802 County Road 159, Collegeville, MN, for the area in Collegeville Township precincts 1 and 2; and Avon Township precinct 2, all located in Stearns County;
8) Oak Hill Community School, 2600 County Road 136, Saint Cloud, for precincts Ward 4 precinct 1; Ward 4 Precinct 4; Ward 4 Precinct 6; and Ward 4 Precinct 7, all in Stearns County;
9) Colts Academy, 124 First Avenue SE, Saint Joseph, MN for City of Saint Joseph precincts 1 and 2; Saint Joseph Township precincts 1 and 2; and Saint Wendel Township, all in Stearns County;
10) Saint Augusta city hall, 1914 250th Street, Saint Augusta, MN for City of Saint Augusta; City of Rockville; Fairhaven Township; Maine Prairie Township; and Lynden Township; all in Stearns County;
11) Talahi Community Elementary, 1321 University Drive SE, Saint Cloud; for City of Saint Cloud Ward 2 Precinct 3 in Benton County; city of Saint Cloud Ward 2 precinct 5; Ward 2 precinct 6; Ward 2 precinct 7; and Haven Township in Sherburne County;
12) Tech High School, 233 South 12th Avenue, Saint Cloud; for City of Saint Cloud Ward 1 precinct 2; Ward 1 precinct 4; Ward 1 precinct 5; and Ward 4 precinct 5, all in Stearns County;
13) Westwood Elementary School, 5800 Ridgewood Road, Saint Cloud for City of Saint Cloud Ward 3 precinct 1 and Ward 3 precinct 2 in Stearns County.
Property owners should have received a notice in the mail alerting them to the location of their polling place for the referendum. You can also find your polling place using this polling place finder (https://iqconnect.lmhostediq.com/iqextranet/iqClickTrk.aspx?&cid=MNS14&crop=13960.5047538.5003415.7002740&redirect=http%3a%2f%2fpollfinder.sos.state.mn.us%2f) website.
Absentee voting is also an alternative for those who feel burdened by the reduced polling locations. You can find all the information for voting absentee at this link(https://iqconnect.lmhostediq.com/iqextranet/iqClickTrk.aspx?&cid=MNS14&crop=13960.5047538.5003415.7002740&redirect=http%3a%2f%2fisd742.org%2fPage%2f1838).
As always, if you have any questions, concerns, or comments, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Sincerely,
Jim Knoblach
State Representative District 14B
453 State Office Building
100 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Saint Paul, Minnesota 55155
651-296-6612 or 800-920-5884
rep.jim.knoblach@house.mn