The Linn-Bloomfield School District will place a $250,000 referendum question on the ballot during the April 6 election. Funding from the referendum would be used to help pay for student programs and activities, building utilities and maintenance projects at Traver Elementary School.
The Linn-Bloomfield Joint No. 4 School District Board recently approved to place a $250,000 referendum question on the ballot during the April 6 election.
The referendum, if approved, would allow the district to exceed its revenue limit by $250,000 a year during the 2021-2022 school year and following school years.
The additional funding would be used to help pay for student programs and activities, building utilities and maintenance projects at Traver Elementary School, W3490 Linton Road in the Town of Linn.
If approved, the district’s mill rate will increase by about 35 cents during the 2021-2022 school year. The owner of a property valued at $200,000 would pay $5.84 a month during the 2021-2022 school year and the owner of a property valued at $400,000 would pay $11.68 a month.
The mill rate would decrease during the 2022-2023 school year.
District officials have decreased expenses by having one teacher per grade level in 4K through fourth grade.
Teachers in fifth grade through eighth grade, as well as physical education, art and music instructors, have shared different teaching responsibilities.
District Administrator Allyssa Andersen also serves as the district’s business manager and Traver Elementary School principal.
Traver Elementary School opened in 1844 as a one-room schoolhouse.
Informational meetings regarding the referendum will be held 6 p.m., March 9 and 6:30 p.m., March 18 in the Traver Elementary School gymnasium.
For more information, call 262-248-4067 ext. 222.
Backed up cars
Cars were backed up throughout downtown Lake Geneva on Saturday, as people flocked to the area for the city’s annual Winterfest.
Cocoa crawl
Lots of people flocked to Lake Geneva on Friday for the cocoa crawl, where shops offered sweet samples for visitors.
Busy Winterfest
Low temperatures did not keep people away from this year's Winterfest.
Winterfest
A group walks along Wrigley Drive on Saturday for Winterfest. This sculpture called inoculation won first place.
Stopping and looking
A group of people stop to look at one of the sculptures on Saturday during Winterfest.
Busy sidewalks
The sidewalks were busy in Lake Geneva on Saturday, with parking spots filled throughout the entire Downtown area.
Busy streets
Lots of people walked downtown Lake Geneva on Saturday, checking out the shops and the ice sculptures by the shops.
Don't forget to pay for parking
Visitors pay for parking on Saturday for the 2021 Winterfest. In past years, parking has been free. But this year the city moved up paid parking for the extra Winterfest revenue.
Weinermobile stops at Winterfest
Visitors to Lake Geneva’s 2021 Winterfest stop to take photos in front of the weinermobile on Friday afternoon, Feb. 5.
The final working day
The sunsets on Friday evening as a sculpture works on one of the snow sculptures during the final full day of carving. The works had to be complete by Saturday at 11 a.m.
