Millard School District Holds Annual Spelling Bee

March 21, 2024

Millard School District’s top spellers from Delta Middle School, Delta North Elementary School, and Filmore Elementary School met Thursday, March 21, 2024, to compete for the title of Top Speller.

The competition was rigid with students spelling words that are difficult to pronounce, let alone spell.  The students were impressive as they progressed through the word list. 

Hayes Holyoak, Delta Middle School 6th grade student emerged as the winner with Landry Holyoak, Delta North Elementary School 3rd grade student taking first runner-up and Jens Allen, Fillmore Elementary School 4th grade student taking second runner-up.

The Millard School District is proud of all the contestants who participated in the spelling bee.  The contestants were:  Jake Harris, Deklyn Monroe, Landon Pardo, Parker Nielson, Eileen Burrows, Haven Webb, Landry Holyoak, Christie Christensen, Mikayla Thomas, Teddy Hathaway, Jens Allen, Hayes Holyoak, Hayes Ruuth, and Sophie Bartholomew.

Congratulations to all the students who competed on both the school and district level. 

The district winners will go on to compete in the Regional Spelling Bee hosted by SEDC in Cedar City on April 16, 2024.


NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

Project: Fillmore Elementary School Addition, 555 W 400 S St. Fillmore, UT 84631
Bid Package: All Trades Bidding
Bid Due: March 28, 2024 at 2:00 PM prevailing Mountain Time where upon the bids will be opened
Bids may be submitted electronically or delivered in a sealed envelope
CMGC: Hogan & Associates Construction, Inc., 940 N 1250 W, Centerville UT 84014
801-951-7000 Phone
801-951-7100 Fax
Plan Coordinator: Tracy Heun (theun@hoganconstruction.com)
Estimator: Brian Richards (brichards@hoganconstruction.com)
Owner: Millard School District 285 East 450 North, Delta, UT
Architect: Naylor Wentworth Lund, 723 West Pacific Avenue, Suite 101, Salt Lake City UT 84104

Hogan & Associates Construction, Inc., Construction Manager General Contractor (CMGC) for Millard School District, is requesting bids for the Fillmore Elementary School in accordance with the plans and specifications as prepared by Naylor Wentworth Lund, 723 West Pacific Avenue, Suite 101, Salt Lake City UT 84104.

Project bid documents for this bid package will be available at the office of the construction manager March 5, 2024. All bidders need to register with the CM in order to receive full documents and future addendum. Contact Tracy Heun (801-951-7284 or theun@hoganconstruction.com) to make arrangements to receive bidding documents.

All project correspondence including RFI’s, clarifications requests and product approval requests must be emailed to Brian Richards ( brichards@hoganconstruction.com ). All correspondence must include proper backup with clear description of questions/request and references to plan pages, details, specification sections, etc..

The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids or proposals or to waive any formality or technicality deemed in its best interest. Qualifications may be requested, before or after the bid date, of any bidder.

Posted: March 1, 2024


NOTICE OF BONDS TO BE ISSUED

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to the provisions of the Local Building Authority Act, Title 17D, Chapter 2, Utah Code Annotated 1953, as amended (“Utah Code”), the Local Government Bonding Act, Title 11, Chapter 14, Utah Code (collectively, the “Act”), that the Governing Board (the “Governing Board”) of the Local Building Authority of Millard School District, Utah (the “Authority”) adopted a resolution on December 14, 2023 (the “Resolution”), declaring its intention to issue its Lease Revenue Bonds, Series 2024 (the “Bonds”), and held a public hearing to receive input from the public with respect to the issuance of the Bonds for a project that was rejected by the voters of the Millard School District (the “District”) in a general obligation bond ballot question on November 21, 2023. 

PURPOSE FOR ISSUING BONDS

The Authority intends to issue the Bonds to provide funds to (i) finance the costs of constructing, furnishing and equipping new school facilities and improving existing facilities; (ii) provide for capitalized interest with respect to the Bonds, as needed; (iii) fund any required deposits to a debt service reserve fund, as needed; and (iv) pay costs associated with the issuance of the Bonds.

PARAMETERS OF THE BONDS

The Authority intends to issue the Bonds in a principal amount of not to exceed Fifty Million Dollars ($50,000,000), to bear interest at rates not to exceed six percent (6%) per annum, to mature in not more than thirty-six (36) years from their date or dates, and to be sold at a price not less than ninety-eight percent (98%) of the total principal amount thereof, plus accrued interest, if any, to the date of delivery of the Bonds.

The Bonds are to be issued and sold by the Authority pursuant to the Resolution, including as attachments to said Resolution forms of an Indenture of Trust and Supplemental Indenture (collectively, the “Indenture”), by and between the Authority and a trustee, and the form of a Master Lease Agreement (the “Lease”), between the Authority and the Board of Education of the District (the “Board”), which were before the Governing Board at the time of the adoption of the Resolution.  The Indenture and the Lease are to be executed by the Authority and/or the Board with such terms and provisions and any changes thereto as authorized by the Resolution. 

SECURITY FOR THE BONDS

The Bonds will be special limited obligations, payable solely from rents received by the Authority from the Board from legally available moneys of the District that are annually appropriated by the Board to the payment of rentals for projects leased by the Board for use by the District (the “Lease Revenues”).

OUTSTANDING BONDS SECURED BY LEASE REVENUES

The Authority currently has $4,018,000 of bonds outstanding secured by Lease Revenues.

OTHER OUTSTANDING BONDS OF THE AUTHORITY

Information regarding all of the Authority’s outstanding bonds may be found in the Board’s audited financial report (the “Financial Report”) at https://reporting.auditor.utah.gov/searchreports/s/.  For additional information, including any more recent than as of the date of the Financial Report please contact Corey Holyoak at (435) 864-1022.

TOTAL ESTIMATED COST

Based on an estimate of the current interest rate and financing plan, the estimated total debt service cost of the Bonds, if held until maturity, is $103,089,917.

A copy of the Resolution and the forms of Indenture and the Lease are on file in the District offices, located at 285 East 450 North, Delta, Utah, where they may be examined during regular business hours from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday (legal holidays excepted) for a period of at least thirty (30) days from and after the date of publication of this notice. 

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that a period of thirty (30) days from and after the date of the posting of this notice is provided by law during which (i) any person in interest shall have the right to contest the legality of the Resolution, the Indenture, the Lease, or the Bonds, or any provision made for the security and payment of the Bonds, and after such time, no one shall have any cause of action to contest the regularity, formality or legality thereof for any cause whatsoever, and (ii) active voters (as defined in Section 20A-1-102 of the Utah Code) within the District may sign a written petition requesting an election to authorize the issuance of the Bonds.  If written petitions which have been signed by at least twenty percent (20%) of the active voters of the District are filed with the Authority during said 30-day period, the Authority shall be required to hold an election to obtain voter authorization prior to the issuance of the Bonds.  If fewer than twenty percent (20%) of the active voters of the District file a written petition during said 30-day period, the Authority may proceed to issue the Bonds without an election.

DATED December 14, 2023.

                       /s/ Corey Holyoak                   

                      Secretary-Treasurer

Posted: December 15, 2023


INTENT TO ISSUE DEBT

AND

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to the provisions of the Local Building Authority Act, Title 17D, Chapter 2, Utah Code Annotated 1953, as amended (“Utah Code”), the Local Government Bonding Act, Title 11, Chapter 14, Utah Code, and Title 11, Chapter 14a, Utah Code collectively, the “Act”), that the Governing Board (the “Governing Board”) of the Local Building Authority of Millard School District, Utah (the “Authority”) plans to adopt a resolution on December 14, 2023 (the “Resolution”), declaring its intention to issue its Lease Revenue Bonds, Series 2024 (the “Bonds”), and calling a public hearing to receive input from the public with respect to the issuance of the Bonds for a project that was rejected by the voters of the Millard School District (the “District”) in a general obligation bond ballot question on November 21, 2023.

TIME, PLACE AND LOCATION OF PUBLIC HEARING

The Authority shall hold a public hearing on Thursday, December 14, 2023, at the hour of 2:30 p.m.  The location of the public hearing is at the offices of the District located at 285 East 450 North, Delta, Utah.  The purpose of the hearing is to receive input from the public with respect to: (a) the proposed Bonds and (b) any potential economic impact that the improvements, facility or property financed in whole or in part with the proceeds of the Bonds may have on the private sector.  All members of the public are invited to attend and participate.

PURPOSE FOR ISSUING BONDS

The Authority intends to issue the Bonds to provide funds to (i) finance the costs of constructing, furnishing and equipping new school facilities and improving existing facilities; (ii) fund any required deposits to a debt service reserve fund as needed; and (iii) pay costs associated with the issuance of the Bonds.

PARAMETERS OF THE BONDS

The Authority intends to issue the Bonds in a principal amount of not to exceed Fifty Million Dollars ($50,000,000), to bear interest at rates not to exceed six percent (6%) per annum, to mature in not more than thirty-six (36) years from their date or dates, and to be sold at a price not less than ninety-eight percent (98%) of the total principal amount thereof, plus accrued interest, if any, to the date of delivery of the Bonds.

The Bonds are to be issued and sold by the Authority pursuant to the Resolution, including as attachments to said Resolution forms of an Indenture of Trust and Supplemental Indenture (collectively, the “Indenture”), between the Authority and a trustee and the form of a Master Lease Agreement (the “Lease”), between the Authority and the Board of Education of the District (the “Board”), which are to be before the Governing Board at the time of the adoption of the Resolution.  The Indenture and the Lease are to be executed by the Authority and/or the Board with such terms and provisions and any changes thereto as authorized by the Resolution.

TYPE OF DEBT/SECURITY FOR THE BONDS

The Bonds will be special limited obligations, payable solely from rents received by the Authority from the Board from legally available moneys of the District that are annually appropriated by the Board to the payment of rentals for projects leased by the Board for use by the District (the “Lease Revenues”).

OUTSTANDING BONDS SECURED BY LEASE REVENUES

The Authority currently has $4,018,000 of bonds outstanding secured by Lease Revenues.

OTHER OUTSTANDING BONDS OF THE AUTHORITY

Information regarding all of the Authority’s outstanding bonds may be found in the Board’s audited financial report (the “Financial Report”) at https://reporting.auditor.utah.gov/searchreports/s/.  For additional information, including any more recent than as of the date of the Financial Report please contact Corey Holyoak at (435) 864-1022.

TOTAL ESTIMATED COST

Based on an estimate of the current interest rate and financing plan, the estimated total debt service cost of the Bonds, if held until maturity, is $103,089,917.

A copy of the Resolution and the forms of Indenture and the Lease will be placed on file in the District offices, located at 285 East 450 North, Delta, Utah, where they may be examined during regular business hours from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday (legal holidays excepted) for a period of at least thirty (30) days from and after the date the Resolution is expected to be adopted. 

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that a period of thirty (30) days from and after the date of the posting of this notice is provided by law during which active voters (as defined in Section 20A-1-102 of the Utah Code) within the District may sign a written petition requesting an election to authorize the issuance of the Bonds.  If written petitions which have been signed by at least twenty percent (20%) of the active voters of the District are filed with the Authority during said 30-day period, the Authority shall be required to hold an election to obtain voter authorization prior to the issuance of the Bonds.  If fewer than twenty percent (20%) of the active voters of the District file a written petition during said 30-day period, the Authority may proceed to issue the Bonds without an election.

DATED this November 29, 2023.

                       /s/ Corey Holyoak                   

                             Secretary

Posted: November 29, 2023