Schools
Facilities Aging, So IGH School District Asks Voters for Money
Deferred maintenance is part of the reason for the $31 million referendum, the Star Tribune reported.
A school referendum on the ballot in November would raise property taxes by $91 a year for 20 years on the average Inver Grove Heights home, according to the Star Tribune:
"The district hasn’t passed a bond referendum since 2005, and technology levies were defeated in both 2011 and 2012. But [School District 199 Chairwoman Cindy] Nordstrom noted that since the technology levies failed, the economy has improved, with bond rates still 'very reasonable' right now. She said she believes that asking for facilities updates is 'a whole lot easier' than asking for money for technology.
“'It’s things [voters] can feel, see and touch,' she said."
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