Voters’ rejection of school bond issues this week in Newton USD 373 and Great Bend USD 428 “has got to be a red flag,” said Dan Schweizer, chairman of the Nickerson-South Hutchinson USD 309 Board of Education.
USD 309 has a $29.9 million bond issue on the November ballot. It would trigger a greater property tax hike than the increase proposed in Newton or Great Bend school districts.
Voters in Great Bend USD 428 rejected two bond issue proposals in a mail ballot election Thursday. The first question sought $41.75 million in bonds for safety and security renovations and other improvements. The plan also would have added a wing to Great Bend Middle School to accommodate the addition of the district’s sixth-graders. Pre-kindergarten would have been offered at all elementary schools.
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