DUBUQUE, Iowa (KCRG) - A $70 million bond for the Dubuque Community School District has failed.

The bond needed 60% approval to pass. It received 56.84%.

The $70 million plan focused on the district’s middle schools, consolidating from three to two.

Jefferson Middle School will close and Roosevelt Middle School will stay, regardless of the outcome of the bond issue. The bond decided the future of Washington Middle School.

The district’s plan was to demolish Washington after building a new middle school on the site, using nearly $52 million in sales tax funds in combination with the $70 million bond.

The proposed levy was $1.00 per $1,000 of taxable property value.

Dubuque County reported a voter turnout of more than 32%.

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