On Sept. 21, Forest Lake Area School Board members discussed in detail spending priorities should voters approve a per pupil levy increase in a special election Nov. 7 The district is proposing a two-question referendum that would revoke the existing operating referendum revenue authorization of $461.67 per student and replace it with $1,211.67 per student. The other question would authorize $9 million in bonding authority for athletic field and arts facility improvements.
The bond request was scrutinized by Department of Education Commissioner Brenda Casselius and her team based on a series of criteria including geographic area and population, a list of existing school facilities, a list of specific deficiencies, a thorough description of the project, and a specification of the source of project funding. Casselius ultimately gave the project her stamp of approval.broadstreet.zone(48036);
Should the bonding measure pass, the high school would see tennis court upgrades in the amount of $425,000, site
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