McEvoy, Bice Keep Spots on Francis Howell Board; Zumwalt Proposition 1 Passes

The Francis Howell Board of Education will have two familiar faces for the next meeting.

Tuesday's municipal election saw voters living in the Francis Howell District deciding between four people vying for two seats. In the end, voters chose the two incumbents. Amy McEvoy (4,127 votes, 36.82 percent) and Cynthia Bice (3,391 votes, 30.26 percent) defeated to Tony Yakich (1,837 votes, 16.39 percent) and Robert Faltisek (1,788 votes, 15.95 percent) to stay on the board. 

McEvoy and Bice were both elected to the board in 2010 and will now serve another three-year term on the board of education. Bice currently serves as vice president of the board and McEvoy is 

Voters in the Fort Zumwalt school district area didn't have any open seats on the school board to decide after only two candidates filed to run for the two open spots. Despite not having a school board race, voters did have to decide on a bond issue. 

Passing Proposition 1, a no-tax increase bond issue, would allow Zumwalt to borrow $15,000,000 for the purpose of constructing, repairing, improving, extending, renovating, purchasing, furnishing, and equipping schoolhouse sites, buildings, grounds and related facilities for school purposes.

The voters decided to pass the proposition with a 6,300 (64.10 percent) to 3,528 (35.90 percent) vote.