Referendum Update I wanted to take a moment to let you know that last night the school board unanimously approved the recommendations made by the Facility Advisory Committee regarding a potential referendum. The board approved going to referendum in April, and asking the community to vote on two questions. An outline of the two questions is below. QUESTION #1 School Building and Improvement Program | Project Cost Not to Exceed $20,420,000 Additions to and remodeling of Jackson Elementary School, West Side Elementary School, Tibbets Elementary School and the High School Technical education improvements at the High School and Middle School Safety and security and maintenance work at District schools and facilities QUESTION #2 High School Training Facilities and multi-use space Project Cost Not to Exceed $4,730,000 Addition of a fitness/training center and multi-use space These recommendations came forward after analyzing the community survey results and prioritizing a list of $43,000,000+ identified needs. The total cost of the two projects falls well within the price range the community indicated they are willing to support. In addition, the minimal tax impact is only projected to be a slight increase for the first two years, at which time taxes will reduce as the district pays off the debt from the high school project. A successful referendum will require an informed community. The district is planning a Referendum Information Night on Thursday, March 26th starting at 6:00 p.m. in the High School Cafeteria. Please consider attending this event to learn more about the referendum. Representatives from the school district, CG Schmidt Construction, Eppstein Uhen Architects, and Robert W. Baird will be at this event to answer your questions. We will continue to update you throughout the process and provide you with more information as it becomes available. Be sure to visit our referendum web page: elkhorn.k12.wi.us/District/Referendum2015. We will continue to update it throughout the next three months. If at any time you have a question regarding the referendum, please do not hesitate to contact Mr. Bill Trewyn, or myself, or complete the submit a question form on the website. We are happy to answer any questions. Sincerely, Jason Tadlock
Posted on: Tue, 13 Jan 2015 20:57:33 +0000
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