The West Burlington School District wants more tax money.
The Board of Education voted Monday night to ask residents in early December(Dec. 2) for 6.75-million dollars by way of the bond process…and to double the District’s Physical Plant and Equipment Levy(PPEL).
The Lion’s share of the funding…if voters say “yes,”…would go to expand and improve the elementary building, including six new classrooms, a new gym and kitchen…but some would be used to solve a long-standing problem outside the school — the daily congestion of the drop-off and pickup lanes.
WB Supt. Dave Schmitt says the bond issue will require a 60% majority to pass, while the PPEL fund and a third question…who to elect as Nate Prickett’s replacement on the School Board…would be approved with any number of votes over 50%.
