Voters in the Moffett School District will be going to the polls Feb. 24 to vote on a $65,000 school bond.

Moffett School Superintendent John Gordon said if the bond is passed, the money will be used to remodel the old rock building that currently houses the fifth through eighth grades. An older gymnasium is also attached to the building, which is used for physical education classes.

Gordon said the building, which was previously the main school building, was built in 1939. The bond money would help fix problems with the building, including a leaking roof, structural damage, and bathroom work.

The school, which has 300 students from pre-kindergarten through eighth grade, has a very low bonding capacity and school officials decided to remodel what they have, Gordon said.

Gordon said the bond would run seven years and would not be additional money for voters since an old bond issue will be ending. He said this bond is about the same amount as the old bond issue and will replace the previous bond.

Kathy Webb, Sequoyah County Election Board secretary, said voters who want absentee ballots mailed to them for the Moffett School bond election should apply now.

Absentee ballot application forms are available at the county election board office, or voters can write to Webb at 117 S. Oak, Sallisaw, Okla. 74955.