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Waconia board directs administration to prepare $3 million operating referendum for Nov. 4, 2025
Summary
After multi‑year budget modeling, the Waconia Public School District board voted to ask staff to prepare ballot language for a $3 million operating referendum to appear on a special election Nov. 4, 2025, saying the amount provides a modest reserve while preserving program priorities.
The Waconia Public School District board directed district administration on June 9 to prepare ballot language for a $3,000,000 operating referendum to be held Nov. 4, 2025.
The motion to prepare ballot language passed after administrators presented a multi‑year financial model showing how different referendum amounts and policy choices would affect the district's projected fund balance through fiscal 2029. Director of Finance and Operations Pam Carman led the presentation, calling the modeling “a way to really do that is to try to walk you through how we look at this as a district and at the administration level” as the board adjusted variables in real time.
Board members and staff discussed enrollment trends, assumed reductions in full‑time equivalents tied to falling enrollment, the potential cost of a market‑correction for…
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