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Published April 30, 2008 12:35 am - With all precincts reporting, the vote is: POLLING PLACE YES NO East High School 557 509 Franklin Elementary 407 480 Taylor Center 330 196 Intergovernmental Center 255 186 West High School 352 308 Eagle Lake Elementary 150 121 Madison Lake Community Center 73 132 Monroe Elementary 234 233 Hoover Elementary 327 284 Dakota Meadows Middle School 427 263 Total 3,112 2,712 $33.5 million proposal passes by 400 votes Elementary construction to begin in 2009 By Tanner Kent The Free Press MANKATO — Precinct by precinct, the votes on the Mankato Area School District’s $33.5 million bond referendum trickled in Tuesday night.
The Franklin Elementary precinct — which was among the first to report — voted against the measure 480-401. Vote tallies at the Taylor Center and the Intergovernmental Center were supportive, but close. School Board chairperson Ann Hendricks joked about needing Advil or Rolaids, depending on the outcome. Supt. Ed Waltman noted that voter turnouts mirrored those of the November operating referendum. No one, however, dared predict the outcome. But as more precincts reported, the end result became clear. Only two turned down the referendum — the Madison Lake precinct was the other — as the measure passed 3,112 to 2,712. “There probably couldn’t have been a more difficult time for our citizens to say yes,” Waltman said. “We are so appreciative of the support they’ve given consistently over the years.” For complete story, see the Wednesday, April 30, 2008, print edition of The Free Press or sign onto our e-edition. Click here to access Free Press e-edition 
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