Another in-person public information session on the upcoming Secondary Roads Department Bond referendum in Jasper County will take place in Newton this Thursday, October 17th. Details of the project and the proposed $6,400,000 bond issue will be shared at the County Administration Building’s Large Conference Room at 315 West 3rd Street North, starting at 6:30 p.m.. Another Informational town hall session will be held next Thursday evening, October 24th at 6:30 p.m. in Kellogg’s Amboy Grange Building at 220 High Street. If passed by voters November 5th, Jasper County will issue up to $6,400,000 in general obligation or capital loan notes to pay for a new Secondary Roads maintenance building and shop. The facility would be constructed on seven-acres of county owned land on Newton’s eastern edge, just south of Interstate 80. Jasper County Supervisors just had a new 11,900 square foot truck storage building built there. It has maintenance bays and storage for fuel and salt. Several Jasper County Conservation Department projects will also be funded by the bond revenue if voters approve the referendum. The County Board of Supervisors say no tax increase would be needed and no services or equipment needs sacrificed if the referendum does pass, because the County has a significant amount of debt coming off the books next year..