No decisions made on possible Ephrata School District bond

EPHRATA — Ephrata School District patrons will have one more chance to express their opinions on a possible district construction bond in a “listening session” from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Oct. 21 at the Ephrata Middle School Library. Ephrata Superintendent Ken Murray said district officials will use the information gathered from community discussions to determine their recommendation on a possible bond to the Ephrata School Board. District voters rejected a $75 million, 25-year construction bond proposal in February 2026. Murray said he started talking with ESD patrons in early March in an effort to determine what the community would – and could – accept in a bond proposal, if district officials decide to try again. “I tried to get out and find out where the community was at,” Murray said.