2008 Wisconsin school bond and tax election results

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These are results from 2008 Wisconsin school bond and tax elections.

In 2008, 146 school referenda have (or will be on 11/4/08) been put to the people. 49 of them passed, 49 failed, and 46 have yet to be voted on.

Election results

February 19, 2008

• Auburndale Exceed Revenue Limits (2008) $160,000 failed
• Auburndale Unfunded Retirement Accounts Referendum (2008) $1,000,000 failed
• Auburndale Capital Improvements Referendum (2008) $860,000 failed
• Darlington Exceed Revenue Limits (2008) $2,800,000 passed
• Kenosha Exceed Revenue Limits (2008) $2,427,000 passed
• Kenosha High School Additions Referendum (2008) $52,500,000 passed
• Marshfield Exceed Revenue Limits (2008) $13,500,000 passed
• Merrill Exceed Revenue Limits (2008) $2,915,000 failed
• Thorp Shop Addition Referendum (2008) $490,000 passed
• Waterloo HVAC Upgrades Referendum (2008) $1,500,000 passed

April 1, 2008 Wisconsin school bond referenda

• Alma Center Exceed Revenue Limit (2008) $1,200,000 passed
• Baldwin-Woodville Area Swimming Pool (2008) $3,500,000 failed
• Baldwin-Woodville Area New Intermediate School (2008) $16,775,000 failed
• Belmont Exceed Revenue Limit (2008) $1,750,000 passed
• Beloit Turner Stadium Referendum (2008) $2,500,000 failed
• Beloit Turner Improvements Referendum (2008) $6,100,000 passed
• Bonduel Maintenance Referendum (2008) $5,800,000 passed
• Boyceville Community Maintenance Referendum (2008) $5,825,000 passed
• Bruce Exceed Revenue Limit (2008) $1,500,000 failed
• Cameron Maintenance Referendum (2008) $1,000,000 passed
• Cassville Exceed Revenue Limit (2008) $3,900,000 passed
• Chetek Exceed Revenue Limit (2008) $1,200,000 failed
• Cumberland Auditorium Construction (2008) $5,900,000 failed
• Durand Exceed Revenue Limit (2008) $1,200,000 failed
• Elcho Exceed Revenue Limit (2008) $2,500,000 failed
• Ellsworth Community Exceed Revenue Limit (2008) failed
• Elmbrook Renovation School Bond (2008) $62.2 million
• Germantown New Elementary School (2008) $16,500,000
• Glendale-River Hills Maintenance Referendum (2008) $3,750,000
• Greenfield New Utility Building (2008) $410,000
• Greenfield New Swimming Pool (2008) $5,975,000
• Hartford New Elementary School (2008) $24,952,000
• Hartford New School Maintenance (2008) $593,000 per year
• Iowa Grant Exceed Revenue Limits (2008) $1,000,000
• Jefferson High School Addition (2008) $45,600,000
• LaCrosse New Elementary School (2008) $35,000,000
• LaCrosse Exceed Revenue Limits (2008) $20,875,000
• Luxemburg-Casco Renovation Referendum (2008) $18,500,000
• Manawa Exceed Revenue Limits for General Maintenance (2008) $195,000 per year failed
• Manawa Exceed Revenue Limits for Upgrades (2008) $4,800,000 failed
• Middleton-Cross Plains Transportation Center Referendum (2008) $3,900,000 passed
• Montello Exceed Revenue Limits (2008) $2,925,000 failed
• Monticello Exceed Revenue Limits (2008) $2,415,000 passed
• Pecatonica Exceed Revenue Limits (2008) $350,000 passed
• Plum City Exceed Revenue Limits (2008) $1,050,000 failed
• Portage General Maintenance Referendum (2008) $2,300,000 passed
• Princeton Exceed Revenue Limits (2008) $800,000 passed
• Racine Maintenance School Bond (2008) $16.5 million passed
• Rice Lake New Middle School Referendum (2008) $29,000,000 failed
• River Ridge Football Field Referendum (2008) $165,000 failed
• River Ridge Debt Refinancing Referendum (2008) $595,000 passed
• River Ridge Exceed Revenue Limits (2008) $1,580,000 passed
• Royall Outstanding Obligations Referendum (2008) $1,400,000 passed
• Sauk Prairie Acquire Property Referendum (2008) $2,200,000 passed
• Sevastopol Exceed Revenue Limits (2008) $1,800,000 passed
• Shorewood Maintenance Referendum (2008) $9,650,000 passed
• Somerset New High School Referendum (2008) $35,434,000 failed
• Stockbridge Unfunded Retirement Accounts Referendum (2008) $272,000 passed
• Stockbridge Exceed Revenue Limits (2008) $600,000 passed
• Washington Roof Replacement (2008) $75,000 passed
• Washington Exceed Revenue Limits (2008) $255,000 passed
• Waupun Exceed Revenue Limits (2008) $10,000,000 failed
• Wisconsin Heights Exceed Revenue Limits (2008) $800,000 failed

April 15, 2008

• Gilmanton Exceed Revenue Limit (2008) $125,000

April 29, 2008

• Woodruff Exceed Revenue Limits (2008) $4,125,000 failed on 2/19/08, returned on the 4/29/08 ballot where it failed again

May 20, 2008

• Rio Community Exceed Revenue Limits (2008) $1,270,000 failed on 2/19/08, passed on the 5/20/08 election

June 3, 2008 Wisconsin school bond referenda

• Baldwin school bond referendum (2008)
• Baldwin-Woodville Swimming Pool Referendum (2008) $3,500,000 failed
• City of Manitowoc Bond Referendum (2008) $7 million
• Weyerhaeuser Exceed Revenue Limits (2008) $1,804,357 failed on 4/1/08, returned to the 6/3/08 ballot where it passed
• Winneconne Exceed Revenue Limits (2008) $1,760,000 failed on 4/1/08, returned to the 6/3/08 ballot where it passed

June 10, 2008

• Salem Four Year Exceed Revenue Limits Referendum (2008) $1,595,000 failed
• Salem Improvements Referendum (2008) $6,500,000 passed

June 24, 2008

• Wausaukee Exceed Revenue Limits (2008) $575,000 failed

August 19, 2008 Wisconsin school bond referenda

• Wausaukee Operation Expenses Referendum (2008) $6,750,000

September 9th, 2008 Wisconsin school bond referenda

• Colby School Maintenance Referendum (2008) $2,550,000 passed
• Colby Schools Service Liability Referendum (2008) $1,400,000 passed
• Deerfield Community School Maintenance Referendum (2008) $1,875,000 passed
• Mineral Point Exceed Revenue Limit (2008) $3,980,000 failed
• Montello Schools Exceed Revenue Limit (2008) $1,900,000 passed
• Neillsville Schools Exceed Revenue Limit (2008) $1,500,000 passed
• Rhinelander Schools Construction and New Pool (2008) $23,350,000 failed
• Rhinelander school referendum (2008)
• Rhinelander Building Costs Referendum (2008) $225,000 failed
• Rubicon Exceed Revenue Limit (2008) $450,000 passed
• Salem Exceed Revenue Limit (2008) $1,160,000 per year failed
• Shawno New Construction Referendum (2008) $24,900,000 passed
• Weston Exceed Revenue Limit (2008) $995,000 passed

Nov 4th, 2008 Wisconsin school bond referenda

• Auburndale Operational Expenses Referendum (2008) $2,000,000
• Birchwood Exceed Revenue Limits (2008) $650,000
• Boscobel Exceed Revenue Limits (2008) $1,650,000
• Brillion New Elementary School Referendum (2008) $23,690,000
• Clinton Maintenance Referendum (2008) $9,630,000
• Denmark Exceed Revenue Limits (2008) $2,400,000
• Ellsworth Improvements Referendum (2008) $2,000,000
• Ellsworth Exceed Revenue Limits (2008) $4,500,000
• Germantown Exceed Revenue Limits (2008) $500,000
• Germantown New Elementary School (2008) $22,500,000
• Gibralter Area Schools Referendum (2008) $5,300,000
• Hillbert Additions and Renovations Referendum (2008) $6,815,000
• Jefferson Exceed Revenue Limits (2008) $1,200,000
• Jefferson Swimming Pool and Improvements Referendum (2008) $39,700,000
• Kiel High School Auditorium Maintenance (2008) $350,000 per year through 2019
• Kiel New Construction Referendum (2008) $17,430,000
• Kiel Technology Improvements (2008) $6,500,000
• LaCrosse Renovation Referendum (2008) $18,500,000
• Lafarge Schools Exceed Revenue Limit (2008) $250,000 per year
• Lake Mills Area Middle School Renovation (2008) $15,600,000
• Lodi Exceed Revenue Limits (2008) $2,625,000
• Madison Metropolitan Exceed Revenue Limits (2008) $27,000,000 over three years, then $13,000,000 per year
• Mercer Schools Exceed Revenue Limit (2008) $1,750,000
• Merton Community Renovation Referendum (2008) $3,000,000
• New London Exceed Revenue Limits (2008) $300,000 per year
• North Crawford Exceed Revenue Limits (2008) $400,000 per year
• Oconto Falls Exceed Revenue Limits (2008) $20,000 per year
• Oconto Falls Sports Facilities Referendum (2008) $4,595,000 failed on 4/1/08, back for the 11/4/08 election
• Oregon Exceed Revenue Limits (2008) $4,000,000
• Pittsville Schools Exceed Revenue Limit (2008) $525,000
• Plymouth Exceed Revenue Limit (2008) $6,075,000
• Poynette Replace Elementary School Referendum (2008) $13,675,000 failed on 4/1/08, back for the 11/4/08 election
• Random Lake School Repair Referendum (2008) $640,000
• Rhinelander Schools Construction and New Pool (2008) $23,350,000 failed on 4/1/08 and 9/9/08, back for the 11/4/08 election
• Rhinelander school referendum (2008)
• Rhinelander Building Costs Referendum (2008) $225,000 failed on 4/1/08 and 9/9/08, back for the 11/4/08 election
• Saint Francis Science Lab Construction Referendum (2008) $14,900,000
• Seneca Maintenance Referendum (2008) $800,000
• Sun Prairie Area New Swimming Pool (2008) $3,900,000
• Sun Prairie Area Swimming Pool Maintenance (2008) $288,205 per year
• Tigerton Remodeling Referendum (2008) $1,980,00
• Washburn Exceed Revenue Limits (2008) $900,000 failed on 4/1/08, back for the 11/4/08 election
• Watertown Additional Staff Referendum (2008) $3,920,000
• Watertown New Construction Referendum (2008) $22,385,000
• West Bend New Elementary School Referendum (2008) $41,450,000
• West Bend Renovate Badger Middle School (2008) $27,400,000

Historical data, Wisconsin school bond referenda

The following demonstrates historical data of the number of referendum elections proposed in the state of Wisconsin, the number of referendum elections passed per election cycle and the total amount of dollars that the board of education is seeking to grow above the revenue limits for individual Wisconsin school district.

2008

2006-2007

November 4, 2007 Wisconsin school bond referenda:

• Hartford New Elementary School Bond (2007) $24.9 million, failed
• Hartford Classroom Staffing School Bond (2007) exceed state spending limits by $593,000 per year, failed

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