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Voters in the Pingree-Buchanan school district rejected a $4.5 million bond referendum that would have approved an addition to the elementary school complex in Buchanan.
After the votes were tabulated Monday night, November 21, just 48 percent (75 votes) were in favor of the addition, compared to 52 percent (81 votes) against. Those are unofficial numbers, and the official tally will be confirmed once the P-B school board completes the canvassing process.
The referendum fell short of the 60 percent supermajority threshold needed to pass.
Based on voter turnout on November 21 of 156 district patrons, the referendum would have needed 19 more yes votes for a total of 94 to reach passage.
Pingree-Buchanan’s next regularly-scheduled school board meeting is Monday, December 5 at 6 p.m.
Superintendent Amber Krapp said that during the meeting, the P-B district will discuss their plans moving forward in regards to the addition issue.
“We will look into all possible options,” she said, but added, “The plan we have alleviates all the issues we are currently experiencing.”