Operational increases approved in 3 Wisconsin school districts, but defeated in BDP
Voters in three of four Wisconsin school districts in the region approved operational increases in the general election Tuesday.
Measures were approved in the Florence County, Niagara, and Goodman-Armstrong Creek districts.
A proposal was defeated in the Beecher-Dunbar-Pembine district.
The preliminary results:
School District of Florence County
Authorization to exceed revenue limit by $2.5 million for the 2025-26 school year, $2.8 million for the 2026-27 school year, $3.1 million for the 2027-28 school year and $3.4 million for the 2028-29 school.
Yes — 1,597
No — 1,488
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Niagara School District
Authorization to exceed revenue limit by $600,000 for the 2024-25 school year, $700,000 for the 2025-26 school year, $800,000 for the 2026-27 school year, and $900,000 for the 2027-28 school year.
Yes — 746
No — 653
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Goodman-Armstrong Creek Schools
Authorization to exceed revenue limit by $950,000 for three years.
Yes — 373
No — 305
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Beecher-Dunbar-Pembine Schools
Authorization to exceed revenue limit by $800,000 for three years.
Yes — 689
No — 745
In a Facebook post, Beecher-Dunbar-Pembine Schools Administrator Lynn Stankevich said the district expects to return to the voters in April.
Otherwise, “necessary and somewhat extreme cuts will be required,” Stankevich said.