JAMESTOWN — The Jamestown Public School District will not hold a special election for a referendum to build a new elementary school that addresses declining future enrollment and facility needs.

Superintendent Rob Lech said at a special meeting of the Jamestown Public School Board on Thursday, June 5, that results of a community-wide survey show that it is not the right time to make a request for a referendum.

“We have reached out to the community and said, ‘We want your feedback,’” he said. “I think it's important that we listen to what that feedback was.”

School Board President Heidi Larson said Thursday was the last day the school board could call for a special election before a state law goes into effect on Aug. 1 that requires votes on referendums to be held at either a primary or

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