The NRHEG Building Referendum, addressing a long list of needed and deferred improvements in the District facilities and curriculum, was put to the vote Tuesday, April 9, and passed 696-420, 62 percent in favor.
“The release of the $9.1 million will directly impact our ability to provide safe and enhanced learning spaces for students throughout the District,” said Supt. Dale Carlson in a recent statement on the District’s website.
The school bond referendum is the result of over a year’s work by engineering firm ISG, the NRHEG Board of Education, and a special Board-created Facilities Task Force of staff, administration, and community citizens, who studied the September 2017 Facilities Survey and developed an organized plan for building and resource improvements. The plan was priced and prioritized by the ISG and the Task Force and then submitted to the public through a community survey with the help of School Perceptions, Inc. Survey results told the Board which projects were most important to district taxpayers and how much they were willing to pay.
“Thank you to the many residents who voted,” said Carlson. “As the District continues forward with next steps, we will be sharing the process and updates with the community.”
For continuing updates, read the Star Eagle and visit the school’s website at nrheg.k12.mn.us.