The Bon Homme School District in southeast South Dakota has set September 22 as the date for a special election on whether to approve an additional $400,000 annually in taxes for five years.

The School Board last month voted to opt out of the state property tax freeze and put the measure on the ballot, saying the district needs the opt-out to balance the budget in coming years.

Superintendent Bryce Knudson says the district plans public meetings in Tyndall, Springfield and Tabor in the next few weeks.