It looks like the Lopez Island School will not have renovations coming anytime soon as voters appear to have voted no on the school bond proposition.

As of this writing 5,818 votes have been counted and 1,300 are left.

Rejecting the bond with 621 votes places a 59.54 percent lead over voters who sought to approve the measure.

The proposed $15.5 million project would have represented an increase of $68 per $100,000 dollar of assessed property valuation, or $272 per year for a median priced house on Lopez.

The issue has been controversial on Lopez, soliciting letters to the editor that either praised or criticized the issue. Proponents of the measure called the school board “ brave, sticking to the vision” and claimed that renovations would help grow “educated students in future decades.”

Those opposed to the bond have stated that it’s not “fiscally responsible,” and called for improvements at half the cost.

According to Lopez School Superintendent Bill Evans, the renovations would bring the Lopez and Decatur campuses up to modern standards and would eliminate the need for the district to seek further capital improvement bonds for the next 25-30 years.

Renovations would have included classroom and kitchen upgrades, the installation of solar panels, LED lighting and fire suppression sprinklers.