The Don Tomte trust awarded $200,000 to the school district to start an endowment fund for career and technical education programming, equipment and scholarships.
Park Rapids School Board mulls next move after bonding fails
Chairperson Sherry Safratowich said the low turnout and the result hurt badly. A special meeting to discuss the next move was set for Monday, April 26. 5:00 am, Apr. 22, 2021 ×
The Park Rapids School Board had a debriefing Monday about the failure of the school bond referendum on April 13.
The school board also approved a canvass of the ballots, in which 1,001 people voted in favor and 1,046 against the proposed $59.8 million bond issue to fund school facility improvements.
Board chair Sherry Safratowich said 943 of those votes were early voting or absentee ballots.
Safratowich voiced disappointment with the voter turnout, compared to approximately 8,000 eligible voters in the district and nearly 7,000 who voted in the November 2020 election.