Voters rejected $16.41 million in referendum requests in the spring primary, while approving about $6.6 million statewide.
Only five referenda were on the primary ballot, with the biggest ticket item, $12.21 million in Waterford Union High School District for a high school fitness center, failing to pass. Another failing referendum would've authorized Dover School District $4.2 million for classroom additions, a new gym and other renovations.
Of the three approved, two came from the same school district. One from Genoa City, totaling $6.1 million, allows the district to issue bonds for work on...
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