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It is a very important day for education in Siouxland…

Make sure you get out today and let your voice be heard at this year’s Sioux City School Board Election.

At the Siouxland Chamber of Commerce, we understand that there are school kids.1many things that you are considering while trying to choose who to vote for.  When we look out at Sioux City, the Chamber sees a couple of things that are of the utmost importance in this year’s School Board Elections.

Along side the Good Government Committee, the Siouxland Chamber of Commerce went through a process that entailed interviews and evaluations of the candidates that will be elected today.  We take part in this process to better enhance the community and promote informed voting that will be beneficial to our area & its members.

school kidsFirst and foremost, the primary goal is that the candidates harness their efforts toward evaluating & promoting student achievement.  These candidates, if elected, need to help students understand the importance of not “just getting by,” but by striving above and beyond.  They have to be passionate about the job and willing to make decisions that will harbor effective learning, coupled with critical thinking.

Secondly, it doesn’t matter if your managing your life, a business, local government or national government, you have to practice fiscal responsibility.  This idea is simple and easy in the beginning, but being responsible with a budget is hard to do.  It’s a daunting task and one where we need to choose the right people to lead and make tough decisions about where we want our money allocated.

With that being said, based on our evaluations and recommendations from the Good Government Committee, the Siouxland Chamber of Commerce endorses Dough Batcheller, Nancy Mounts & Molly Williams.  We believe that these three candidates would practice the criteria listed above with passion, diligence and respect for the values of our community.

The polls will be open from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. at these locations:

-Heartland Community Church, 3601 Country Club Blvd.

-Central Assembly of God, 2300 W. 19th St.

-West Middle School, 3301 W. 19th St.

-Emerson School, 2410 W. First St.

-Riverside School, 2303 Riverside Blvd.

-Faith Lutheran Church, 3101 Hamilton Blvd.

-Crescent Park School, 1114 W. 27th St.

-Mount Zion Baptist Church, 1421 Gene, a St.

-Lincoln School, 115 Midvale

-Clark School, 4315 Hamilton Blvd. (plus Plymouth County residents)

-Lamb Productions, 417 Market St.

-Boys and Girls Home, 2101 Court St.

-Sioux City Transit System, 2505 Fourth St. (Plus Concord Township residents)

-Boys and Girls Home, 2101 Court St.

-Unity School, 1901 Unity Ave.

-Trimble United Methodist Church, 1424 27th St.

-Bryant School, 821 30th St.

-Calvary Lutheran Church, 4410 Central St.

-North Middle School , 2101 Outer Drive North

-Nodland School, 5000 Mayhew Ave.

-Washington Heights Chapel, 2600 S. St. Mary’s St.

-Morningside Branch Library, 4005 Morningside Ave.

-Community Action Agency of Siouxland, 2700 Leech Ave.

-Morningside Lutheran Church, 700 S. Martha St.

-Eppley Auditorium, 3625 Garretson Ave.

-East Middle School, 5401 Lorraine Ave. (Plus Woodbury Township residents)

-St. James United Methodist Church, 2032 S. Cypress St.

-Irving School, 901 Floyd Blvd.

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