MIXED OPINIONS ON GRANTON'S FUTURE
Tuesday, January 6th, 2009 -- 9:19 AM
130 Granton School District residents have spoken, and they have mixed feelings about the future of the district.The school board sent a survey to between 700 and 800 district addresses in November.
Granton, along with virtually all other districts in the area, is facing a budget pinch, and the survey offered four choices to address the problem: consolidation, more sharing, referendum or dissolution.
[list][*]Consolidation proved the most popular option with 38% of respondents listing it as their preferred method of dealing with the district?s future. Of those residents, 56% want the district to merge with Loyal; 33% preferred Neillsville.[*]23% thought the district should try another revenue cap exemption referendum. [*]23% thought the district should look for more ways to share with other districts.[*]16-percent thought dissolution was the best option.[/list]
The board will discuss the results next week.
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