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VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL

I would encourage the board to reject the add-ons and keep the request just to Valley.
If successful, the referendum would come with an annual tax burden of $96.93 per $100,000 of appraised residential property.
Final community input session scheduled for Feb. 22.
Secure entrances, renovations to Valley Middle School are the top priorities.

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The referendum had been planned for Sept. 27, but the School Board delayed it to allow the firm more time to gather data and analyze costs for a comprehensive assessment of facilities’ needs.
After an investigation by administrators and Grand Forks police, the individual who wrote the message has been identified, said Tracy Jentz, communications and community engagement coordinator. "Everyone is safe."
"Let's look at it this way,” said Scott Lindgren, treasurer for Citizens for Reasonable School Funding, the community group leading opposition to the district’s big ask for the $86 million bonding measure. “If you've got a Chevy and you've got a crack in the window and some of the upholstery is worn, do you go buy a BMW? Really?"
A yes vote illustrates support for the entire school district, Superintendent Terry Brenner says.
"The district has been doing a poor job of letting people know about this vote," says Justin Berry.
“What other options are there for the good of the entire district to impact kids as a whole?" asks Grand Forks School Board President Amber Flynn.

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