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GLENWOOD, Iowa (KMTV) — The Glenwood School District has made a second attempt to find funding to relocate Kids Place, currently the area’s largest child care facility. Voters rejected the proposal Tuesday. As the district loses its leased space at the Glenwood Resource Center (GDRC) within the next two years, the child care facility will have to relocate along with other district programs. The state has closed campuses in East Germany.
Broadcast transcript:
Glenwood is running out of time to find a new home for its largest day care provider.
I’m Katrina Markel, a neighborhood reporter in southwest Iowa.
I’ve been following the struggles of parents in southwest Iowa who are demanding more child care options.
This is the second time in less than a year that district voters have rejected a plan to fund construction of a new facility for the district-run child care center, Kids Place. It is currently located on the Glenwood Resource Center campus, but the state will close the facility and end the district’s lease.
Last fall, we met with Glenwood parents who wanted to raise money through a bond issue.
“I don’t want to find another place for my kids to go,” Marty Strand said.
It was rejected.
On Tuesday, a statement of purpose for income was also rejected. That would allocate a 1-cent education sales tax to build space for Kids Place and other programs and offices.
City Councilwoman Christina Duran says the community needs to find a solution.
“… Just because you’re not the person actively looking for day care, those worker and day care shortages are going to impact other parts of the economy in our community. And… That’s where you’re affected,” Duran said.
Jay Anderson lives in rural Glenwood and works in Sarpy County. Although he doesn’t have children, he says funding his education is important and he recognizes the need for child care. He does not believe this solution should be funded by taxes.
“The district felt they should have done more to raise funds if they wanted to move it under their jurisdiction,” Anderson said.
Anderson said he opposes what he sees as a lack of transparency on the part of the district, but wants to be part of the future solution.
School Board President Matt Portley said in an email: “It seems very short-sighted to complain about the state of the world today and then try to add to the challenges of those who strive to educate children…”
“I may not drive on all those roads, but I pay taxes on all of those roads…If we need fewer roads, all we have to do is sit down and have a conversation. ” Duran said.
The district said it is currently looking for alternative solutions to its facility needs.
I’m Katrina Markel, a Glenwood resident and a neighborhood reporter in southwest Iowa.
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