Improving its buildings’ safety, infrastructure, security, classroom and support areas is the goal of the $10.05 million capital referendum going to Algoma School District voters next month.
The referendum question is the culmination of over a year of work dating back to November 2022. A comprehensive facility study was completed last summer before the district engaged a group of parents, community members, staff, elected officials, and business owners to go over the struggles school districts face. A survey done in November showed that 70 percent of Algoma School District voters supported a referendum. Algoma School Superintendent Jesse Brinkmann says after seeing the city’s public safety building referendum fail in recent years, he wanted to ensure they were as transparent and thorough as possible with their efforts.
The Algoma School District will host informational sessions on March 12th at the elementary school and March 21st at the middle/high school. The sessions will begin with a tour of the buildings at 5 p.m. and a presentation at 6 p.m.
The school district will also participate in a joint session with Luxemburg-Casco School District at the Town of Lincoln Board meeting on March 11th at 7 p.m. Luxemburg-Casco’s referendum is different than Algoma’s as it is related to the district’s operations and not the physical buildings.
