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Willard School District places $30 million bond and 22-cent levy-transfer on April 8 ballot
Summary
Superintendent Eric Wilkins and Assistant Superintendent Kevin Shue presented two ballot questions to the Board of Aldermen: Question 1, a $30 million bond for building and maintenance projects; Question 2, a 22¢ levy transfer from debt service to operating that would not change the overall levy.
Dr. Eric Wilkins, superintendent of the Willard School District, and Assistant Superintendent Kevin Shue told the Board of Aldermen on April 8 that the district will ask voters to approve two ballot questions on April 8, 2025: a $30,000,000 bond issue and a 22-cent levy transfer.
Shue opened the presentation by saying, “So question 1 is a $30,000,000 bond issue. Simple yes or no vote. Question 2 is a levy change. Yes or no vote.” He said Question 1 would fund a list of facility projects identified through a district planning process and Question 2 would move 22¢ from the debt service levy into the operating levy while keeping the overall levy unchanged.
The district described a 10-year facilities planning process that began in November 2023 with a roughly 25-person committee of board members, administrators, teachers, classified staff, community members and architects.…
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