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Eastern Iowa schools are asking voters to consider multimillion school bond referendums in the upcoming election Nov. 4, that would address aging facilities.

One curious Iowan wondered why some school bond referendums increase property taxes while others do not. So, they wrote to Curious Iowa , a Gazette series that answers readers’ questions about our state and how it works, for the answer.

What options do schools have for facility costs?

Bonds are one of three sources of money schools can use to improve or build facilities.

One source is PPEL — or the Physical Plant and Equipment Levy — a property tax levy that can be used to fund school improvements and routine and unexpected maintenan

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