PRETTY PRAIRIE, Kan. — As Pretty Prairie USD 311 patrons prepare to vote on a $10.4 million bond issue next week, there's one more informational meeting for the public this evening. Superintendent Ashley Anderson says the meetings have been well attended.
“We’ve had great turnout each time,” Anderson said. “Interested voters who are curious about things or finding out information. We’ve tried to clear up a lot of misconceptions.”
Anderson also says she will keep an eye on the bond issue being voted on in Hesston USD 460, although the proposal is far larger. She says they are also making plans for the district if voters turn down the bond issue. That would include using capital improvement funds that total about $250,000 per year.
“We know what our capital outlay generates really isn’t enough to cover one window project at one building,” Anderson said. “We know that trying to get roofs finished at our three campuses, windows at the three campuses, fix the auditorium ceiling, it’s going to be about a 10-year plan.”
That does not include the expanded middle school gymnasium, which is the crux of the bond issue. Anderson says that would be about four years of funding to make that a reality.
Tonight’s meeting begins at 7 p.m. at the high school auditorium. The general vote on the bond issue is Sept. 6.
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