Bracing for a ballot measure
August 18th, 2010
In a high school auditorium on Tuesday, Douglas County school board members agreed a proposed ballot amendment could mean dramatic change for nearly 60,000 students in Colorado’s third-largest school district.
“We can’t start school until the tax revenues come in so you’re probably looking at a school year that’s maybe … March to December,” said board member Justin Williams. “Next year, we’re in serious jeopardy.”
Voters won’t decide on Amendment 61, a citizens’ initiative to limit government borrowing on the Nov. 2 ballot, for another ten weeks. But leaders in several school districts say they need to prepare now for its possible approval.
In a middle school near Winter Park on Tuesday, East Grand school board members discussed the option of shutting down the district for several weeks if 61 is approved.
“We don’t have a choice,” said Superintendent Nancy Karas. “If we don’t have the money,
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