REAL DUBUQUE NEWS (RDN)
Bellevue voters approve $3 million bond for new municipal pool at Cole Park
LOCAL NEWS WIRE • November 09, 2026
The Nov. 3 measure passed with 84 percent of the vote, well above the 60 percent required; 942 voted yes and 181 voted no.
KEY FACTS & RECORD HIGHLIGHTS
- $3 million bond referendum to build a new municipal pool at Cole Park in Bellevue
- Approved in the Nov. 3, 2026 general election
- 942 votes in favor, 181 against, out of 1,123 votes cast
- 84 percent approval; 60 percent required for passage
- Republican Joe Kettmann elected to the Jackson County Board of Supervisors, defeating write-in candidate Nin Flagel 5,984 to 1,035
- Kettmann replaces Flagel, whom he defeated in the June primary
According to the Bellevue Herald-Leader, Bellevue voters approved a $3 million bond referendum to build a new municipal pool at Cole Park in the Nov. 3 general election. The measure passed with 942 votes in favor and 181 against, out of 1,123 votes cast, for 84 percent approval. Passage required 60 percent. The Herald-Leader reports the margin may be the largest approval margin for a bond referendum in recent history. The same article reports Republican Joe Kettmann of Bellevue was elected to the Jackson County Board of Supervisors, defeating write-in candidate Nin Flagel by 5,984 votes to 1,035. Kettmann replaces Flagel, whom he defeated in the June primary. The Herald-Leader says more election results and local reaction will appear in its Nov. 12 issue.
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