NICKERSON, Kan. — Discussion about bringing back another facilities bond issue proposal will be on the agenda for the Nickerson USD 309 School Board when it meets on Monday.
The board will hear a report from McCown Gordon Construction on some of the preliminary costs of a bond issue. This report comes following a tour by McCown Gordon during the fall. The contractor went over some rough figures on what a bond issue might look like for various improvements to the district's facilities and will make that report to the board Monday.
Talk of a bond issue has simmered on the back burner ever since a $29 million bond issue was soundly defeated by USD 309 patrons in 2019. Superintendent Curtis Nightingale came on board shortly after the board held discussion about where the district could go after the last bond attempt. At that time, the board was in agreement that the district needed to be much more transparent if it brought another proposal back to the public and should put together a firm list of priorities.
Nightingale says no action is expected by the board on Monday, but he did say the board will have a more pointed discussion about a bond issue in February and may even make a firm decision on another proposal during that meeting.
The meeting of the Nickerson USD 309 School Board begins at 7 p.m. at the school district offices at 5401 W. 4th Ave.
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