Hutchinson voters will get to decide on $109.5M bond

HUTCHINSON, Kan. (KSNW) — Voters who live in the Hutchinson school district, USD 308, will have an important choice to make next spring. The USD 308 Board of Education wants them to approve a $109.5 million bond.

On Monday night, the BOE unanimously approved putting it to a vote. The anticipated bond vote is set for April 1, 2025.

If voters approve it, most of the bond would pay for a new middle school at 23rd and Severance. The school would have a sixth-grade wing, a grass football practice field, and a production kitchen.

“By having a 6th through 8th-grade middle school, we think that we will now have a very strong elementary schools and extremely strong middle school and support kids as they’re entering high school,” Superintendent Dawn Johnson said.

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Johnson sent KSN a document showing how the bond would affect property taxes if voters approve it.

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USD 308 says the plan is for Don Michael Field to become a destination sports complex, with turf upgrades on the practice soccer field. Spectator seating, press box facilities, and parking would also be improved. USD 308 says it would save money on the improvements by using existing district resources.

The Hutchinson Public Schools facility committee has been meeting for 20 months on a facility master plan.

The BOE will adopt a resolution calling for the bond election at its next meeting on Nov. 25 and authorize the filing of an application with the State Board of Education.

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