Wellington School District to Try Again With Smaller Bond Proposal
Board approves $17.85 million package for March vote after November defeat
WELLINGTON, Kan. — Local outlet Sumner Newscow reports that the USD 353 board voted 5–2 on Dec. 8 to send a revised bond proposal back to voters in a March 26 special election; formal district minutes and election notices have not yet been published. The earlier bond that failed was a $22.6 million proposal, which lost 1,080–931, or 53.7% to 46.2%, in the Nov. 4 election. The Dec. 8 Board of Education meeting is listed on the district’s website, but a detailed written record of the vote has not yet been posted.
TV coverage from KSN indicates the new proposal is a scaled-back package of about $17.85 million — roughly $5 million less than the bond that failed — though the district has not yet released a detailed project list or official written breakdown of the revised scope. As of Wednesday, neither USD 353 nor Sumner Newscow had published a full description of which projects would remain in the March proposal and which cuts were made to reduce the overall cost.
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