"That is disappointing, but I understand it's a big commitment," Fleener said. "It's a 20-year commitment to public safety, and the voters decided it's not the time for that right now."
Oviedo leaders will head back to the drawing board to chart a new plan after voters strongly rejected a ballot referendum this week that asked if the city should borrow up to $35.5 million to help pay for a new and larger police headquarters. “There will be a Plan B. But we just don’t have it yet,” Council member Jeff Boddiford said. “We got to do something. That building is in bad shape.” It .
New elementary schools will be built in Bayport and Lake Elmo and a host of safety and security improvements will be made at other schools in the Stillwater Area School District following passage of Tuesday’s bond referendum. Voters approved the $175 million bond referendum by a 57-43% margin. The money will be used to fund construction projects to address growth in the southern and central .