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Battle Lake considers school referendum
Published Wednesday, January 16, 2008
The Battle Lake school district is considering an operating referendum, the topic of a facilities committee meeting Monday.
A decision on a referendum is still on the distant horizon, Superintendent Rick Bleichner said, as the committee works with SGN Architects out of Minneapolis and R.A. Morton Construction out of St. Cloud to conduct a needs assessment and make cost projections. The facilities committee is comprised of school administrators and staff, board members and community members.
“We all realize there’s a need,” Bleichner said, explaining that the question is how best to fill that demand.
Topping the list of potential projects is work on the school’s science wing, a portion of the building unaffected by funding from a $7.9 million referendum passed in 1997.
Should the district pursue an operating referendum, it would either remodel the existing science classrooms or build two new classrooms off of the building’s west side, said Principal Jeff Drake.
Changes to the science wing could affect plans for the band and choir room, also on the list of possible projects. The facilities committee is considering remodeling the current band and choir room or moving music to the old science wing, giving band and choir separate rooms, Drake said.
Another project could be the addition of a commons area to the current entryway.
“The school isn’t designed with much of a gathering place for people,” Drake said.
A commons, Bleichner said, could be used as a place for students to wait for pick-up after school. It could also serve as a gathering place in the evening and as an outlet for audiences leaving the Royal Broberg Auditorium during intermissions.
Referendum discussion will continue at the next meeting of the facilities committee, scheduled for Jan. 28 at 7 p.m. in the auditorium. The meeting is open to the public.
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The Daily Journal is happy to host community conversations about news and life in Fergus Falls and the surrounding area. As hosts, we expect guests will show respect for each other. That means we don't threaten or defame each other, and we keep conversations free of personal attacks. Witty is great. Abusive is not. If you think a post violates these standards, don't escalate the situation. Instead, flag the comment to alert us. We'll take action if necessary. It's not hard. This should be a place where people want to read and contribute -- a place for spirited exchanges of opinion. So those who persist with racist, defamatory or abusive postings risk losing the privilege to post at all.Posted by chipmunk (anonymous) on January 16, 2008 at 2:02 p.m. (Suggest removal)
What? No swimming pool, no hockey rink, no expanded office space? You guys are just asking for trouble, do you want all your kids to go to wee-town for school?
Posted by luvmyboys (anonymous) on January 17, 2008 at 3:29 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Chipmunk, most of the time I enjoy your wit and funny responses. MOST of the time. I'm thinking you ran out of chocolate - or regular coffee - cuz you're just bristly lately. Did your tail get run over?
Posted by chipmunk (anonymous) on January 17, 2008 at 4:23 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Sorry, luv, I can’t please everyone all the time. Thanks for your concern for my tail, although I can’t see it, I assume it’s still there, and still in wonderful form. My tail has never been run over but I did have a close call once at the mall with those old geezers who walk for their health but can’t see where they are going. You might be interested in knowing that in 1956 I was offered a handsome sum for my tail fur by a wig manufacture. Apparently they wanted to make fake tales for several Disney characters. At the time I was experimenting with the Hindu religion and could not sell my body parts.
Posted by luvmyboys (anonymous) on January 17, 2008 at 6:32 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Well, you should have converted quick, cuz those "Disney Characters" would have kept you in the money for years and years and years. There has to be some sort of royalty for providing ole "Walt" the fur to create little critters, huh? Besides, it's not a "body part" if you just give them fur, right? A quick little buzzzzzzz and cha-ching!!! :-) Think of all the problems in Fergus Falls you could solve with your "fur bounty".
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