Early returns show recession-weary voters in Granite and Duchesne school districts don't like proposals to borrow $300 million to build and upgrade schools, though there's a lot of counting left.

Early and absentee voters opposed Granite's $256 million proposal by 7 percentage points. And Duchesne County's $49 million bond proposal is limping along with 37 "yes" votes and 50 "no's."

No news yet on Davis County School District's $250 million bond proposal.

"We haven't seen any results posted," said Davis spokesman Christopher Williams at about 8:30 p.m.

The two largest bond proposals would mean no tax increase for property owners, despite confusing ballot language to the contrary.

Granite intends to use $17 million in existing construction funds to pay back its bond over 20 years. And Davis is piggybacking its bond onto existing debt.

Duchesne district's proposal, on the other hand, would raise taxes by an average $168 a year, possibly more if the energy boom continues to fizzle.

Here's how districts would spend the money:

» Granite, $256 million: air conditioning in 51 schools; rebuild Granger and Olympus high schools, and Hartvigsen, Oakwood and Woodstock elementary schools; build an elementary in West Valley City and an elementary and junior high school on the district's northwest side.

» Duchesne, $49 million: replacing Altamont and Union high schools; building a new elementary school in Roosevelt; and refurbishing elementary schools.

» Davis, $250 million: a new junior high school in west Kaysville; three new elementary schools (west Layton, West Point and a third to be determined based on growth); a school for medically fragile students; rebuild Wasatch Elementary; add 12 classrooms to Millcreek Junior High; add 10 classrooms to Woods Cross High; add six classrooms to Layton High; finish 18 classrooms at South Weber Elementary; purchase property for future school sites; replace roofs, boilers and waterlines where needed, and upgrade parking lots, fire alarms and technology systems.