At a special board meeting on Monday, June 17, 2024, the Wauwatosa Board of Education unanimously approved placing two referendum questions on the November 2024 ballot, totaling $124.4M.
The questions and subsequent explanations of each request are as follows:
Question 1 (Operations):
Shall the Wauwatosa School District, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, be authorized to exceed the statutory revenue limit by $16,100,000 per year beginning with the 2025-2026 school year and ending with the 2028-2029 school year, for non-recurring purposes consisting of funding operational expenses, including salaries, benefits, and instructional and co-curricular programming?
Question 2 (Facilities):
Shall the Wauwatosa School District, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, be authorized to issue pursuant to Chapter 67 of the Wisconsin Statutes, general obligation bonds in an amount not to exceed $60,000,000 for the public purpose of paying the costs of school building and facility projects consisting of: deferred maintenance and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) facilities standards capital projects at Eisenhower, Madison, Roosevelt, Jefferson, and Washington Elementary Schools, and Montessori/Fisher and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) facilities standards capital projects at Wauwatosa East and Wauwatosa West High Schools?
See full announcement: https://www.wauwatosa.k12.wi.us/article/1647953
Last modified: June 18, 2024
