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Antigo school board reclaims oversight of McKenna Aquatic Center, bars Fund 10 spending
Summary
Facing DPI guidance that community facilities must be funded from Fund 80, the Unified School District of Antigo board voted to reclaim control of the McKenna Aquatic Center, require records be turned over to the district and direct administration to develop a plan; the board also voted that only Fund 80 may be used for pool operations and maintenance.
The Unified School District of Antigo Board of Education voted in a special meeting to reassert full oversight of the McKenna Aquatic Center and to require that only Fund 80 be used for the pool’s operations and maintenance.
Legal counsel Davis Rundy opened the discussion by telling trustees the meeting was intended to resolve both governance and compliance issues after staff raised concerns about how the facility had been managed and financed. Rundy said the pool has been largely governed by an outside "pool board" that, as presented to the school board, appeared to lack bylaws, public meeting notices and records. He advised the district to "take back the authority" so the board could ensure compliance with open‑meetings and public‑records obligations.
Kelly Fastbender, the district’s director of business services, told the board the aquatic center "is operating at a deficit." She provided two deficit estimates in the presentation: a reported deficit of $10,195 and what she called a "true operational deficit" of at least $90,949. Kelly said a one‑time grant included in the current revenue (quoted…
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