Early Voting on School Dist. 3 Referendum Starts Monday

Greg Wilson/Anderson Observer

Early voting begins Monday for Anderson School District 3’s March 10 referendum on a new middle school, offering residents a chance to weigh in on replacing the aging Starr-Iva Middle School with Crescent Middle School beside Crescent High. Voters will decide whether to authorize borrowing for the “Premier Progress Vision 2026” project, which would create a contiguous sixth-through-twelfth-grade complex on Highway 81 South, sharing athletic fields and easing student transitions. The district, which has acquired additional land adjacent to the high school, argues the 1953-built Starr-Iva no longer meets modern needs for space, technology, and instruction.

Early voting runs February 23 through March 6, weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., at the Anderson County Office of Voter Registration and Elections, 301 N. Main Street. Election Day polls open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on March 10; photo ID is required at any county site.