Voters turned out to the polls in opposition of the proposed levy and bond referendum for the Prior Lake-Savage Area School District.

According to voting results reported by Scott County Tuesday evening, 60 percent of voters cast "no" votes for the $590 per student tax levy increase. More than 61 percent of voters also voted against the linked question on the ballot, which asked for funding to build an addition to Prior Lake High School.

  In the School Board election, incumbent candidate Diane Ziemann and Eric Pratt gained the highest number of votes. Ziemann garnered 15.85 percent and Pratt collected just over 14 percent. Pratt barely overtook newcomers to the board, Dee Dee Francis (with 13.99 percent of the vote) and Chris Lind (with 13.96 percent) at the polls, to fill the four open seats on the board.  

Of the other candidates, incumbent Dick Booth earned more than 12 percent of the vote. Candidates John Myser had 10.9 percent, Michael Von Arx had 9.65 percent, and Greg Bores followed with 8.95 percent.

The School Board has previously stated that without funds from an increased levy, Redtail Ridge Elementary will not open as scheduled. Other impacts include not adding on to Prior Lake High School, and not hiring additional teachers to decrease and/or maintain class sizes to meet an antipated 3 percent growth of the student body next year.