In a 70-minute work session, the Wellington school board met to determine whether or not to bring another school bond proposal to voters, and what cuts need to be made in order to get it passed. There was no vote at Monday night’s work session, as it was technically not an official meeting. In the end, this draft of the bond has been pared down to $17.8 million, nearly $5 million less than the one that fell to defeat at the Nov. 4 general election. Wellington school district voters rejected a $22.6 million bond by 125 votes. Several things were cut from the November bond proposal. The new bathroom at Sellers Park is gone. Two parking lots, which were slated for concrete, have been slated for asphalt. They are also taking out the roofs at Washington Elementary and Roosevelt Center. However, window upgrades at Roosevelt will be included. A line item for “remaining rooftop units at other schools” was also removed with the thought that those united could be replaced out of the capital outlay fund as they break.
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