Today is Election Day. There are multiple School District Elections in the area taking place, along with Referendums. In Northern Minnesota, Thief River Falls and Goodridge are holding elections in Pennington County. Clearbrook/Gonvick and Bagley Schools have elections in Clearwater County. Elections will take place regarding the Fisher School District for Western Polk County. Referendum…
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There are two school referendums on the ballot Tuesday. The Fisher School District is asking voters to approve a change in the operating levy per pupil….raising it from $161 per student to $1432 per pupil for the next ten years. Fisher School officials say if the referendum is approved, there would be an additional $300,000…
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FISHER, MN—-Next Tuesday, voters in the Fisher School District will decide on raising the operating levy. Fisher Superintendent Evan Hanson tells R&J News about the referendum. Hanson goes on to say why the operating levy needs to be raised. Currently, the Fisher District’s operating levy comes to $161 per pupil. If passed, the new operating…
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Crosby-Ironton Schools had $10M worth of repairs and updates that needed to be done over ten years, according to a facilities study furnished to the school district several years ago. In 2019, the voters in the district passed a referendum to fund the upgrades and the district got to work. Superintendent Dr. Jamie Skjeveland: The upgrades are moving…
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Hawley, MN — Voters in the Hawley School District today will decide the fate of a $53 million Middle School Referendum along with another $3 million in athletic complex updates. The referendum is intended to help address growing pains in the Hawley community as the district, which is already lacking space, is projected to increase…
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Fertile, MN — The Fertile-Beltrami School District is holding another community informational meeting this coming Tuesday, November 1st to provide more information about their upcoming Operating Levy Referendum on the November 8th ballot. An operating levy, also known as a referendum revenue request or excess operating levy referendum, is a procedure which allows school districts…
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Hawley, MN — In less than two weeks, voters in the Hawley School District will go to the polls to ask them two very important questions: Would they support a new $53 million middle school to meet their growing enrollment needs and if so, would they also support $3 million in renovations to their gym…
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Hawley, MN — The Hawley School Board this week officially gave the green light to move forward with a building bond referendum during this fall’s general election. At a special meeting on Monday night, the board opted to move forward with a $53 million referendum. Included in that $53 million would be the construction of…
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Ulen, MN — A week from now, voters in the Ulen-Hitterdal School District will be voting on more than just which republican or democratic candidate they want to see advance to the general election. They’ll also be voting on a $1.7 million bond issue that would go towards constructing a 3,200 square foot center based…
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