I am hopeful that over the past several weeks you have had the opportunity to become informed about the upcoming facility referendum that is on the ballot next Tuesday, April 2. I appreciate the time …
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I am hopeful that over the past several weeks you have had the opportunity to become informed about the upcoming facility referendum that is on the ballot next Tuesday, April 2. I appreciate the time that our parents and residents have taken to review the information, ask questions, and provide feedback. It is always our primary goal to get information to our residents through a number of avenues to truly inform residents about the projects and the rationale behind the projects.
I often get the question of why we bring referendum questions to the public. The primary reason is that annual school district budgets are not meant to provide for large scale facility maintenance or building projects. They simply have never been. School districts are very unique in that we must ask for voter approval for these projects through the referendum process. This process was established to provide the voter a voice in these major financial decisions. With this process, residents truly make the decisions regarding the use of their tax dollars.
The projects coming to all voters on April 2 are the result of a nearly two-year process of an in-depth study of our facilities to identify our most immediate needs along with a community survey that narrowed the projects based on the feedback we received. They are also the result of a consistent focus on providing quality facilities for our community through ongoing maintenance and planning. Without this process, the projects simply build and become unmanageable.
Bringing a referendum to the voters of the district is not something we ever take lightly. We understand very well the work we need to do to bring responsible projects to the voters and then communicate well why we have brought them to the voters for consideration.
Once again, I thank you very much for taking the time to learn more about the proposed projects. I hope that we have provided you with quality information throughout this past number of weeks. Please remember to vote on April 2!
Please visit our school district website at https://www.ellsworth.k12.wi.us/page/facility-referendum-2024 for much more information.
