DES MOINES, Iowa — A district court judge dismissed a lawsuit against Des Moines Public Schools over their plan to build a new stadium on Drake University's campus.
The ruling found DMPS correctly set the number of signatures required to trigger a referendum veto to fund the project with sales tax dollars.
The judge also sided with the district in refusing to accept a petition for a special election, because that petition didn't reach the required amount of signatures.
The stadium is estimated to cost $20 million, with that cost shared between DMPS and Drake. Sales tax revenue will fund the school district's $15 million portion, with Drake covering the remaining $5 million.
DMPS intends to open the venue by Fall 2023.
Save Our Schools led the opposition movement against the project. Local 5 has yet to receive comment from their attorney.