Voters in Orange County made their support of funding major school infrastructure projects and a variety of Chapel Hill projects clear, with results on the bond referendums largely in favor of all on Tuesday.

With all precincts reporting on Tuesday night, the county’s bond referendum — which asked voters whether the local government could take out $300 million in debt to fund the construction of new schools — drew roughly 67.49% of votes approving the measure.

The county’s bond referendum will split the $300 million in funding between Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools and Orange County Schools districts based on their average daily membership, meaning CHCCS will receive $174.7 million and Orange County Schools will receive $125.3 million. This funding, which will be spread out across ten years as the county government gradually takes out chunks of debt, will be supplemented by roughly $100 million directly from the county’s budgeted spending.

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