The Village of Caledonia is seeking input from the citizens on whether on not a feasibility study should be done that explores creating a brand-new independent school district; they will be seeking input by potentially putting an advisory (non-binding) referendum question on this spring’s ballot. They are many reasons why this should not only go on the ballot, but should be passed. These are the top 3 (in my humble opinion):
1. Since the referendum is advisory in nature, voting YES does not commit the village to anything. There will be plenty of time to study the fiscal impacts for all involved parties.
2. It doesn’t cost anything. Unlike the recent RUSD June referenda that cost the taxpayers tens of thousands of dollars, this referendum is scheduled for a “normal” election day. Adding a referendum at the end of the ballot will not cost any extra tax dollars.
3. Voting YES in the proposed April referendum will authorize the Village to finally answer the oft-debated question “Can Caledonia financially support its own school district?” Frankly this issue comes up every few years and never gets a response; it would be nice to finally get an answer.
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