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School Board approves bond and levy ballot questions

On Aug. 3, the Forest Lake Area School Board approved ballot questions for a $750 per pupil operating levy increase and a $9 million arts and athletics facilities bond, both of which will go to the voters on Nov. 7 of this year.
The board heard details regarding a survey of 500 residents performed by the Morris Leatherman Company concerning whether or not a levy or bond would be supported by the community, and the information was enough to convince board members that both measures had a chance for approval.broadstreet.zone(48036);
“Forest Lake is a great place to survey, as we see only a 3 percent non-response rate compared to the industry average of 25,” Morris Leatherman Company president Bill Morris said during the meeting. “Our results show that there is no stop sign on anything. We found that a referendum is definitely doable if carefully orchestrated. It will, however, be more of

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