Wisconsin election: School referendums on the November ballot

Tomorrow, you decide. Wisconsin voters heading to the polls are going to have to decide on raising property taxes for some school district. Our Durante Matthews is in the newsroom tonight to break down the most expensive referendums in southeastern Wisconsin. Durante? Yeah, Marientad, more than 70 school districts throughout the entire state have referendums on the ballots. Many are for repairs, maintenance, and improvements. We took a look at two of the more costly ones. Now, if you live in the Elmbrook district, you'll decide on a $100 million proposal. It funds renovations at four buildings built between 1958 and 1969. Now, these are Pilgrim Park Middle School, Wisconsin Hills Middle, Swanson Elementary, and Tonawanda Elementary. Now, the district tells us these projects will modernize classrooms, expand undersized classrooms and gym space, implement standard safety features and improve building wide accessibility. Now, if approved, there would be a net tax. increase of about $55 a year for a $500,000 home. Over in Whitefish Bay, voters will have to answer a $90 million question. This is essentially a smaller version of the $135 million referendum that failed this past April. The district is looking to rebuild and remodel the middle school at its current site, updates at its high school, including HVAC, fire and sprinkler alarm systems, And lastly, the instance Installation of fire and sprinkler alarms at Cumberland and Richards Elementary Schools. Now, if approved for this, homeowners could see an increase of about $71 per month or $857 per year on a home worth $685,800. Whitefish Bay leaders tell us that at 6 o'clock tonight there will be a presentation of this referendum for those who want a little bit more information about it and also a tour of the middle school. That will be at 1144 East Henry Clay Street again at 6 o'clock. For now in the newsroom, Durante Matthews, Fox 6 News. All right, Durante, thank you.