As of Tuesday night, vote totals were too close to call for a $190 million general obligation bond that would allow the West Linn-Wilsonville School District to maintain, repair and upgrade school buildings, improve accessibility and repair sports fields.

Partial returns as of 8 p.m. showed the bond passing with just 51% of the vote.

The bond proposal came after school district leaders considered plans to close several small elementary schools, all of which enroll around 350 students. News of potential closures and consolidations sparked passionate community reactions. All three of those schools were slated for improvements under the bond.

If the bond were to pass, property owners in the West Linn-Wilsonville School District would continue to pay the district’s bond repayment rate of

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