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Board Schedules Referendum & Voter Meeting
At its January 16 meeting, the Ripon Board of Education unanimously approved the purchase of 60 acres of land on South Douglas Street for a future school site, the sale of 35 acres on County E north of the city, and a referendum question on the April 3 ballot to approve a bond issue of not more than $900,000.
The Board cited the size and location of the South Douglas Street property as being better suited to a future school site than the County E land it owns north of the city. The current middle school building was originally built in 1939 as the high school and has structural and location issues that will need to be addressed in the coming years.
A Special Meeting of District voters will be held on Monday, February 13, in Ripon High School room 167 to vote on the sale of the 35 acres of land the District owns on County E north of the city. This sale would be contingent on voter approval of the April 3 referendum for the purchase of 60 acres on South Douglas Street.
State law requires a referendum for voter approval of the issuance of bonds. Another state law requires a Special Meeting for the sale of District property.
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Board Considers Land Purchase
The Ripon Board of Education is considering an April 3 referendum to purchase land for a future school site. A decision whether to place the referendum on the spring election ballot will be made by the Board at its January 16 meeting.
The 60-acre property being considered is located on South Douglas Street approximately one-half mile south of the intersection with Highway 23. Priced at $15,000 per acre, the site is large enough for future construction of either a middle school or high school. The middle school is currently located in the 1939 former high school building that is now nearing the end of its life expectancy as an effective school building for the 21st century. Eventually either a new middle school would be constructed or a new high school would be constructed with the middle school relocated into the current high school building.
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4 School Board Candidates Announced
Four candidates will be on the ballot for the three school board positions that will be filled with the April 3 non-partisan election. Each of the school board terms is for three years. Incumbents Joe Hatcher and Denise Martinez are not seeking re-election. Andy Lyke is seeking re-election to the school board. Newcomers seeking election to the school board are Heather Hartling, Brian Reilly, and Dan Zimmerman. The three top vote-getters will join the nine-member school board.
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‘Tis the Season for Concerts
Join us for the sounds of the season as our talented middle and high school students present vocal and instrumental concerts while elementary students invite you to their annual sing-along. Although the choir concerts took place in early December, there’s still more music in the air. The RHS Band & Strings concert is on December 13 and the RMS Band concert is on December 15. Both concerts are free and will be in the RHS auditorium. (read more)
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