DAYTON – Although the board didn’t take official action last week, the Dayton School District has announced that it intends to place an $800,000 capital-improvement levy on the April 10 ballot.

“The board hasn’t taken action yet because the resolution and ballot measure are still being written,” said Superintendent Doug Johnson. “But unofficially they said, ‘Yeah, this is a good thing to do.’”

The board will vote on the official language and timing of the ballot measure at its regular Feb. 4 meeting. The levy would be on a two-year collection cycle, Johnson said. The estim...