12/12/13 - Fenton Area Public Schools officials are considering whether to ask voters once again to approve a bond for technology and transportation upgrades. A special meeting was held on Monday to give the Board of Education time to discuss the option with Superintendent Timothy Jalkanen. The Tri County Times reports the district has had two bond proposals fail last year, one in May and another in November. This time, the board is looking at a three-series bond that would take place every four years, with the first in 2014 and the last in 2022. The money would primarily be spent on technology upgrades for students and staff, but the board also discussed the possibility of updating the districtâs bus fleet. Those kinds of upgrades cannot be made out of the districtâs sinking fund, and most of the districtâs declining budget is spent on personnel and legacy costs. The board talked about breaking the request into distinct items to make sure one unpopular item does not doom the entire proposal. No action was taken at the special meeting. (TD)
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