Portage School board unanimously approves adopting resolution for referendum

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Portage School board unanimously approves adopting a resolution for a referendum.

“Shall the Portage Community School District, Columbia, Marquette and Sauk Counties, Wisconsin be authorized to issue pursuant to Chapter 67 of the Wisconsin Statutes, general obligation bonds in an amount not to exceed $53,050,000 for the public purpose of paying the cost of a school building and facility improvement project consisting of: construction of additions and renovations at the Middle School, including for classrooms, cafeteria and commons expansion; construction of an addition and renovations at the High School, including for a new aquatics facility, a multipurpose gymnasium, a secure entrance and parking lot; district-wide building infrastructure, systems and site improvements; and acquisition of furnishings, fixtures and equipment?”

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Taxpayers would see approximately $190 per year increase in property tax per $100,000 value. September 12, 2024 the school gave a presentation to city council. Peter Hibner also talked about operational referendums, stating "We're in the fourth year of our current operational referendum, which was a five-year referendum. So a year from now we will be looking at coming back to the taxpayers unless something drastic happens at the state level and we're really not anticipating that but our commitment has always been that we're only going to spend what we need to."

more information available at https://www.portage.k12.wi.us/district/Referendum.cfm