The Mexico Board of Education will borrow $8,000,000 to renovate various facilities throughout the Mexico School District. The Senior High School will see a new boiler to heat the facility along with new air condition systems. The current boiler is nearly 15 years old.

Other renovations include new windows and a new roof to provide better insulation, and a new security system including more surveillance cameras. They will also look to replace aged galvanized pipe lines and add a new water line.

The Director of Operations and Maintenance for Mexico Public Schools says this is the time to improve.

"It's a time where the stimulus package is available and we can get this bond money for zero interest or low interest depending on the length of the bonds we can get it very cheap which is a tremendous savings over the course of five, six, or seven years," he said.

At Hawthorne Elementary a new heating and cooling system will go into effect. Hart Career Center and McMillan Elementary will see a new roof in the plans. And district wide schools will see new lighting upgrades, a new bus barn and occupancy sensors to shut off lights when rooms are not in use.

"It's a good lesson for the kids as well, the kids understand what we're doing and put the money back in the classroom. It's a win-win situation" Ridgway said.

Some voters, however, feel the money would be put to better use elsewhere.

"I hate to pass on the school issue but I think the family ought to come first. We need good paying jobs and lots of them," says Danny Goe.

The results for other mid-Missouri elections include:

• Audrain County  
• Mexico schools - Energy Efficiency Proposition
• Passed
• Yes - 1029
• No  370
• Boone County
• Sturgeon R-5 schools - $2.5 million bond issue
• Passed
• Yes - 334
• No - 53
• Harrisburg R-8 Schools - $1.3 million bond issue
• Passed
• Yes - 266
• No - 62 
• Callaway County
• North Callaway R-1 Schools
• Passed
• Yes - 772
• No - 285
• Camden County
• PWSD #1 - $1.5 million bond issue
• Failed
• Yes - 52
• No - 360
• Chariton County
• Brunswick R-2 schools - $700,000 bond issue
• Passed
• Yes - 247
• No - 29
• Cole County
• Cole County R-1 schools - $2 million bond issue
• Passed
• Yes - 322
• No - 95
• Morgan County
• Morgan County R-2 school - $8.29 million bond issue
• Failed
• Yes - 302
• No 858    
• Village of Gravois Mills - 1/2 cent sales tax
• Passed
• Yes - 15
• No 13
• Saline County
• Marshall Public Schools - $20.35 million bond issue
• Failed
• Yes - 1296
• No - 1245
• Slater Schools - $1.3 million bond issue
• Passed
• Yes - 167
• No - 56