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Turner School District resists track and field temptation
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Daily Reporter (Milwaukee)
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July 22, 2008
- Author:
- Paul Snyder
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The Turner School District won't try to pass a referendum for
track and field money this fall, opting instead to let residents
focus on town of Beloit projects.
"With the climate and economy we're in now, we just don't want to
hurt our chances by running another referendum in November," said
School Board President Norman Jacobs.
The district won approval in April for a $6.10 million referendum
for building upgrades. But a $2.5 million referendum for track and
field upgrades failed.
"We came very close -- within 100 votes -- in April," Jacobs
said, "but I think it's just too soon to ask again."
Jacobs knocked down the estimate to $1.5 million and said the
time will come when the track and ...