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MSAD15 sets public bond presentations for July 17 and 22; referendum set for Sept. 24
Summary
MSAD15 board accepted the validation of the budget vote and laid out a bond timeline: architects will deliver final designs by July 15 to support public presentations July 17 and 22, with a referendum set for Sept. 24. The board discussed publicity, cost estimates and tax-impact numbers.
MSAD15’s school board on June 11 approved the formal declaration of votes from the district’s June 11 validation referendum and scheduled public presentations and a referendum date for a proposed bond.
Superintendent Craig King told the board the design teams expect to finish final plans by July 15 so the district can hold public presentations on July 17 at one town venue and July 22 at the other. "They will be finished by July 15 and they will be prepared to do a public presentation on the 17th," King said, describing plans for a refined visual presentation with cost estimates and imagery of proposed building and site work.
Why it matters: board members emphasized the need for clear public outreach and tax-impact estimates before a referendum. The board agreed to aim for a Sept. 24 referendum date and to meet July 24 and Aug. 7 to review feedback from the public meetings and finalize warrant language.
Board members discussed publicity and background materials. King said the district will publish a public-facing webpage with links to an 82-page infrastructure compendium and may use mailers and a local newspaper insert to help voters understand project scope and phasing. "The publicity piece will be a website page, perhaps a mailer to homes, perhaps a centerfold thing in the forecaster newspaper," he said.
Cost and timing: architects and engineers will supply cost estimates with the final design. The superintendent said officials expect the architects to provide numbers that will allow administrators to calculate the potential tax bill impacts; Diane Busher, the district’s director of operations and finance, was identified as the official who has prepared scale estimates for different phasing options.
Next steps: the board will host the two public meetings as planned, gather feedback, then meet in late July and early August to finalize referendum language and warrants so the Sept. 24 referendum can proceed. The board also said the district’s law firm will draft ballot question language after the July meetings to determine whether the ballot will contain one or multiple questions.
