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To keep the district in the meeting with them is for infor-
drasmussen@tcnewsnet.com black, Klein said the district mational purposes only.
will most likely ask voters in 'The tlrree firms (the district
For the next five years, March to renew the 10.9 mill is meeting wittr) are the most
Milton-Union schools look to lerry ffrst voted into effect in qualified for the district,"
be in good financial heatth.
,2003.
Klein said the board will Johnson said.
M-U treasurer Charles Klein have to formally request a Before the disfict does any-
told the school board Monday motion to place the renewal thing regarding the OFC proj-
the district should have a posi- levy on the ballot before the ect - a project that could mean
tive cash balance in June renewal attempt becomes offi- neworrene\Medfacilitiesforthe
2012, according to the biarrnu- cial. district paid for by both the
al five-year forecast, The board also approved a state and the community - the
Last spring, Klein projected motion to have director of busi- communitywill be asked if they
the district would have a ness operations Chris Johnson are interested in the possible
$285,OOO
cash deficit by June meet with three architectural project.
of 2011. Klein said the reason
"firms about the district's possi- 'The community will have to
for the difference in the two ble Ohio School Facilities pass a bond issue," Klein said.
projections is that thb insur- Commissions project. "If whatwe hear fiom the com-
ance premiums for the district Superintendent Virginia mtnity is 'no, we're not inter-
dropped 3 percent. Rammel said the district is not ested,' then we won't pursue
'That was a hqle srr4rrise," under any financial obligation it"'
ground.
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In o*rer
business:
Rammel
said parent
satisfaction
sur-
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veys were sent home with stu_ tfr. frigh
""h;ffiJ;te
ca'ed
dents asking
parents
their
,WherE
*. th; ruii, ,o, gr"o_
opinions
of the district,
Included
in the letters were two
uates who have gone
on to the
open-ended
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Hffig
ents to state
w!a! they think
able to weigh in on whether
M_ the district
can do better.
'This
arows
us to see how
U provided
them with the right
the pubric
thinks
; il il?s?$,1$ff"
rives out_
schools,"
Rarnmel
said.
rhe district
arso sent out
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2,4OO letters
to M_U graduates
ors assembly
Nov. 2 for stu_
living outs_ide
of Union Tbp.
dents with a 4.O grade
point
Rammel
said tJ.e pl'r.po".
of average.
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f#.:ffi*il
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graduates
who would be inter_
ested in
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flTu-*t
students
in the dis-
for the aindeigarten
play-
ByDANARASMUSSEN
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