Waupun Area Materials Referendum (2009)
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The Waupun Area Materials Referendum was one of three school bonds brought to the February 17 ballot in the Waupun School District, which is in both Fond du Lac County and Dodge County. Each of the measures was defeated.
The three referenda were proposed after the district failed to pass a referenda in 2008 for $10 million. (See Waupun Exceed Revenue Limits (2008).) Read about the other two in 2009 here: Waupun Area Maintenance Referendum (2009) and Waupun Area Operations Referendum (2009).
The Materials Referendum sought to exceed state-set revenue limits by $150,000 per year for three years, totaling $450,000 overall, and to use those funds to acquire educational resources, including textbooks and classroom support materials.
Status
The measure was defeated, with 1,853 "yes" votes and 1,879 "no" votes.[1] This was the closest of the three races; see the results for the others here and here.
Tax impact
The tax rate would increase by 1.1 percent in 2009-10, 1.19 percent in 2010-11 and 1.81 percent in 2011-12[2] for a total estimated tax impact of $410 over three years on a $100,000 property if all three of the measures pass.[3]
Wording of referendum
"Be it resolved by the School Board of the Waupun Area School District, Dodge and Fond du Lac Counties, Wisconsin, that the revenues included in the School District budget beginning with the 2009-2010 school year and ending with the 2011-2012 school year be authorized to exceed the revenue limit specified in Section 121.91, Wisconsin Statutes, by $150,000 a year, for non-recurring purposes consisting of acquiring educational resources including textbooks and classroom support materials."[1]
Support
Bill Bruins, Andy Derksen and Andy Glewen have organized a campaign called Yes x 3 to support the passage of all three of the 2009 Waupun school referenda. The group is working to make sure district voters are all aware of the referenda, saying: "We need all three questions to pass, not just one or two. The largest portion of the referendum is what's going to keep our schools open."[4]
Opposition
Some Fox Lake residents are opposed to the measures, saying that they have already made their wishes known twice before when the questions were brought to the ballot. "Town of Fox Lake resident Tim Meekma, who challenged the School Board to withdraw the referendum, said the school district has gone to referendum so many times in the past that the effort has lost its credibility with voters."[5]
External links
- Poor turnout is expected Tuesday for the primary, Fond du Lac Reporter, February 16, 2009
- Time to take emotion out of school funding, Fond du Lac Reporter, February 12, 2009
- Waupun voters have much to decide with school referendums, Fond du Lac Reporter, February 8, 2009
- Fox Lake seceding from Waupun District?, Fond du Lac Reporter, January 21, 2009
- Residents Look At Forming Fox Lake School District (dead link), Associated Press, January 20, 2009
- People sound off on potential school closings, Daily Citizen, January 20, 2009
- Waupun referendum may decide fate of two schools, Daily Citizen, January 13, 2009
- Waupun plans media blitz on referendum (dead link), Fond du Lac Reporter, January 11, 2009
- District should keep Fox Lake school open, Fond du Lac Reporter, January 4, 2009
- Waupun School District faces financial issues, Randy Refsland District Administrator Waupun Area School District, January 1, 2009
- MAILBAG - Waupun referendum (dead link), Daily Citizen, December 29, 2008
- Waupun School Board justifies referendum (dead link), Daily Citizen
- Waupun Area School District website
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction Referendum Database
- ↑ ASD seeks $4.9 million referendum (dead link), Daily Citizen, January 7, 2009
- ↑ Newspaper Article (dead link), from the district on January 25, 2009
- ↑ Campaign to pass referendum launched, Daily Citizen, February 6, 2009
- ↑ Fox Lake residents continue push to save Fox Lake, Alto schools, Fond du Lac Reporter, February , 2009
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