FD aquatic center vote is today
Polls open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.The vote on the proposed Fort Dodge aquatic center is today.
City voters will decide if the local government should borrow up to $8.95 million to build the center, which would be located near the intersection of 32nd Street and 10th Avenue North.
The debt would be paid off with property tax revenue. The cost to the owner of an average $70,000 Fort Dodge home would be about $43 annually.
The bond issue must be approved by at least 60 percent of those voting for the project to advance.
The polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
A map and list of polling places appears on page 2A of today's edition of The Messenger.
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yougonow
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08-27-08 12:48 AM
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WooooHOOOO! Thanks to all the YES voters!!
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CommonSense
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08-26-08 11:26 PM
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Sorry welcome!! Looks like its a LOSER for the NO Vote!!
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nancyf
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08-26-08 10:51 PM
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Maybe so, but BOTH parties should be 110% sure before publishing the results.
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Paladin
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08-26-08 10:50 PM
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nancyf, I think it was the auditor's offive that made the mistake. Well said tommyboy!
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nancyf
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08-26-08 10:48 PM
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Leave it to The Messenger to print inaccurate information....go figure. "FORGOT" to count the absentee ballots - good grief!
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whoknew
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08-26-08 10:48 PM
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It just doesn't matter, what matters is that enough people realized what is important for Fort Dodge!
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tommyboy
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08-26-08 10:47 PM
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FORT DODGE IS NO LONGER A RETIREMENT COMMUNITY!!!!!!! YEAH!!!!
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Need6letters
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08-26-08 10:46 PM
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Thanks for the link Dutroka. How could the Messenger screw this up? Talk about incompetence...
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Paladin
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08-26-08 10:45 PM
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We won. 61.15$, they forgot to count the absentee! YES!
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whoknew
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08-26-08 10:44 PM
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look at the numbers we had 61.15% that should do it!
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Dutroka
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08-26-08 10:43 PM
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No we dont know for sure but they retracted the article... I suppose they will have to look it over and be very sure before they post the story again.
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Dutroka
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08-26-08 10:43 PM
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*******webstercountyia****/Auditor/Elections/2008AquaticsCenter/SUMMARY.HTM
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whoknew
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08-26-08 10:42 PM
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Yea! we won!!!
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Need6letters
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08-26-08 10:42 PM
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Does anybody know for sure? The link on the auditor's page doesn't work.
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Dutroka
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08-26-08 10:41 PM
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get ready for those votes to come in from florida
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Dutroka
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08-26-08 10:40 PM
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lol they pulled the winning no vote article perhaps they must do a recount :-)
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Dutroka
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08-26-08 10:35 PM
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hmmm but I'm not old? SUMMARY REPORT WEBSTER COUNTY, IOWA UNOFFICIAL RESULTS RUN DATE:08/26/08 SPECIAL ELECTION RUN TIME:09:21 PM AUGUST 26, 2008 VOTES PERCENT PRECINCTS COUNTED (OF 13) . . . . . 13 100.00 REGISTERED VOTERS - TOTAL . . . . . 0 BALLOTS CAST - TOTAL. . . . . . . 6,481 PUBLIC MEASURE A (Vote for no more than ) 1 YES . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,962 61.15 NO. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,517 38.85 different site )= I spose we will see in the mornin boys
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fortdodgenative
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08-26-08 10:31 PM
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R I PIECES FORT DODGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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fortdodgenative
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08-26-08 10:30 PM
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If we lost the vote to get the aquatic center by such a narrow margin... This town ***** & deserves to be thrown into the stone age, hope all you old, narrow minded people die sooner, rather than later!
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Dutroka
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08-26-08 10:24 PM
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The effort to build a Fort Dodge aquatic center was defeated by city voters by the narrowest of margins Tuesday. The bond issue needed for the center was approved by 59.77 percent of those voting, but a 60 percent yes vote was needed. A total of 5,883 of the city's 16,173 voters participated. Webster County Auditor Carol Messerly said the turnout was 'one of the better ones' for a city special election.
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Dutroka
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08-26-08 10:22 PM
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you know the exact numbers?
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Dutroka
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08-26-08 10:22 PM
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I would laugh my ass off hard if it was 2 votes off and my co workers screwed the pooch by not voting.
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welcome
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08-26-08 10:20 PM
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59% yes and 41 % no still a winner for the no vote
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Dutroka
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08-26-08 10:17 PM
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Yeah I like my cave :-)
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Wildcatt
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08-26-08 10:16 PM
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Finally this is over. I too voted no. Now I guess we can go back to being cave people.
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