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flag Columbus, NE, seeks $43.6M bond to build a new school for grades 4-5 amid rising enrollment from new housing developments.

flag Columbus, Nebraska, is facing school overcrowding due to a population surge from five new housing developments, prompting the school district to seek a $43.6 million bond for a new intermediate school. flag Officials expect 350 to 550 additional students in the next five years, straining four elementary schools already at capacity and Columbus Middle School, which exceeds its 1,200-student limit. flag The new school, planned for a vacant lot north of the middle school, would serve fourth and fifth graders to ease overcrowding and improve transitions. flag The plan follows successful models in Norfolk and Brookings. flag A vote on the bond is set for November.

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