Huron School Board Holds Follow Up Meeting On Opt-Out

The Huron School Board held a follow-up meeting Monday night, with community business leaders to if the District is heading in the right direction to deal with a projected budget shortfall of one-point-three million dollars. Huron School Superintendent Terry Nebelsick told the group, many of whom attended a similar meeting in October, what they are proposing…

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Business Manager Kelly Christopherson says Governor Dennis Daugaard left out some moneys being eliminate when he talked about one time increases for schools…

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Passage of a one cent sales tax, on the ballot for this November, would mean nearly one-point-five eight million dollars for the Huron School District which is almost as much as the projected shortfalls for the next three years…

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The District wants to move swiftly to get the Opt-Out on the combined Municipal/School Board election on April 10th. However much of the discussion involved whether voter turn-out for an opt-out vote would be low, without any contested races for the Huron City Commission or School Board. No one has yet filed petitions to run against City Commissioner Mark Robish. Mayor Dave McGirr says Robish intends to run for his spot. The Huron School Board will take up the resolution for a one year, stop-gap opt-out at it’s meeting next Monday.