Fort Atkinson asks voters to replace expiring $6.5M referendum with $7.1M recurring question

Sep 15, 2026

Superintendent Rob Additt and district leaders explain the November referendum would replace an expiring $6.5 million temporary operating referendum with a $7.1 million recurring levy — an inflation adjustment, not a new-spending package — and outline tax and budget implications.

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Superintendent Rob Additt opened the episode saying the upcoming ballot question on November 3 asks voters to replace an expiring $6,500,000 annual operating referendum with a $7,100,000 recurring referendum. "This isn't a proposal to add $7,100,000 for new programs or new spending on top of what we're doing today," Additt said, framing the measure as a replacement adjusted for inflation.

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