$18 million Boyceville school referendum question April 2 passes with 63 percent of the vote
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By LeAnn R.Ralph
BOYCEVILLE — Voters in the Boyceville school district approved borrowing an amount not to exceed $18 million for district-wide school improvements during the April 2 election by 63 percent of the vote.
A total of 725 people voted in favor of the referendum question (63 percent), and 430 people (37 percent) voted against the referendum question.
All together Dunn County voters cast 8,046 ballots out of 23,458 registered votes, representing a turn-out for the spring election of 34 percent.
In the Town of Hay River, 100 people voted in favor of the referendum question, and 57 people voted against it.
In the Town of Lucas, zero votes were in favor and 2 votes were against.
In the Town of New Haven, there 85 yes votes and 44 no votes.
In the Town of Otter Creek, there was 1 yes vote and 7 no votes.
In the Town of Sheridan, there were 46 yes votes and 19 no votes.
In the Town of Sherman, there were 107 yes votes and 66 no votes.
In the Town of Stanton, there were 96 yes votes and 66 no votes.
In the Town of Tainter, there were 41 yes votes and 30 no votes.
In the Town of Tiffany, there were 65 yes votes and 69 no votes.
In the Village of Boyceville, there were 155 yes votes and 53 no votes.
In the Village of Knapp, there were zero votes cast both for and against the referendum question.
In the Village of Wheeler, there were 28 yes votes and 14 no votes.
The referendum projects will include building systems, infrastructure and capital maintenance improvements, safety, security and site improvements at Tiffany Creek Elementary and Boyceville High School and Boyceville Middle School, technology updates, improvements to the bus garage and the acquisition of furnishings, fixtures, and equipment, including school buses or other vehicles.
Safety, security and site improvements will include moving the offices at Tiffany Creek Elementary and Boyceville Middle School and High School to the perimeter of the building so that visitors will be buzzed into the entryway and then into the office before they can gain access to the rest of the building.
According to the Boyceville school district’s website, borrowing $18 million will have zero impact on the debt service property tax levy.
Other debt will be paid off by the time the $18 million will be layered in to the debt service so that the debt service levy will stay the same.
Nick Kaiser, school district administrator, told the Tribune Press Reporter that if the referendum did not pass April 2, the Board of Education would have most likely brought the referendum question back for consideration again during the November election.
Estimates are that for every year construction projects are delayed, the cost increases by 10 percent to 20 percent.
