Antigo Red Robins
ANTIGO, WI (WSAU-WAOW) Voters will have a lot of choices to make in November, and in Antigo, the school district hopes they will vote to pass a $54 million referendum for a new elementary school, an improvement they say is desperately needed.
All three of Antigo’s elementary schools were built in the ’60’s, and district leaders say they are starting to become outdated, so they’re asking people to vote “yes” so they can begin working on a new elementary school, which would be built just north of the high school.
Superintendent Glenda Oginski says that the current schools just aren’t meeting standards, one of the most important being safety. Oginski said, “If there were to be an incident at one of our elementary buildings, we don’t have the ability to just press a button and lock down the school, meaning preventing access to all of our classrooms.”
Oginski said, “Once you add on fees and interest, it would wind up being an overall cost of about $80 million dollars. The state kicks in $49 million, and then it will cost our local taxpayers $31 million.”
Another part of the referendum would involve the district office, which is currently off of South Dorr Street, being moved inside one of the school buildings. The current building is outdated and costly.
The referendum will be a part of the November 5 ballot.
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