What is on the ballot
On Tuesday, September 29, 2026, voters in Swan River School District No. 4 in Flathead County, Montana will decide a building reserve levy in a special election. The levy is a property tax increase. If approved, it would run for ten years and fund HVAC work at the school, including replacement of the electric furnaces in the elementary wing. This site collects the ballot language, the costs, and the voting logistics in one place.
- Election day
- Tuesday, September 29, 2026
- Measure
- Building reserve levy — a property tax increase
- Term
- Ten years
- Annual amount
- [PENDING: reconciled figure from final ballot proposition]
- First tax year it appears on bills
- [PENDING: confirm]
Ballot language
Reproduced verbatim from the ballot proposition
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On this site
- What the levy funds — the HVAC work, and the legal limits on how building reserve money can be spent.
- What it costs — the annual amount, mills, cost at sample home values, and the expiring 2006 gymnasium bond, side by side.
- FAQ — second homes and rentals, why mill figures move, and what happens if the measure passes or fails.
- Voting information — registration deadlines and how to return a ballot.
- Documents — the official paperwork, posted as provided.