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Norris School District workshop narrows potential bond proposal to roughly $34 million

Norris School District 160 Board Workshop · January 22, 2026
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At a public workshop, steering-committee findings and finance modeling led the Norris School District board to discuss a bond package in the low-to-mid $30 millions to cover safety, roofing and infrastructure needs and directed staff to prepare a resolution for the Feb. 11 meeting.

Norris School District trustees and consultants reviewed three bond-package options and steered toward a roughly $34 million proposal after a workshop Wednesday that combined steering-committee feedback, facility-assessment findings and tax-impact modeling.

Ashley Abramson, a steering-committee member who presented survey results, said the committee engaged about 70 participants across three meetings and used two-stage surveys to prioritize needs. “Ninety-six percent of the people that took the survey said that they felt that the district had needs to be addressed, and they wanted to learn more,” Abramson said, summarizing the outreach and the resulting project prioritization.

Project consultants traced the packages…

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