Schools
Region 13 Budget Referendum Results, Bonding Authorization
More than 900 people cast votes Tuesday.
DURHAM/MIDDLEFIELD, CT — Voters approved the Region 13 Board of Education budget by a margin of 591 to 362 on Tuesday night. They also approved $6.9 million in capital expenditures for the schools too.
Here are the results from the town:
QUESTION 1:
Shall we accept the proposed budget of $36,819,319
for the 2017-18 fiscal year as prepared and presented by the Regional District 13 Board of Education?
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Durham
YES: 417
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NO: 274
691
Middlefield
YES: 174
NO: 88
262
Total
YES: 591
NO: 362
QUESTION 2:
Shall Regional School District Number 13 Appropriate $6,900,000 for design, construction and implementation of various capital improvements to district schools, facilities and property, and authorize the issue of bonds and temporary notes in the same amount to finance the appropriation?
Durham
YES: 369
NO: 318
687
Middlefield
YES: 142
NO: 129
271
Total
YES: 511
NO: 447
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