Lakota Board Accepts $77M State Facilities Partnership Funding Ahead of November Bond Vote

What happened

The board approved an OFCC (Ohio Facilities Construction Commission) resolution accepting $77 million in conditional state co-funding for a facilities project, tied to a bond issue that will appear on the November 2026 ballot. Acceptance of these funds limits the district to three total ballot attempts to pass the related bond issue before losing this funding priority.

Why it matters to families

This is a major facilities and financial commitment: accepting the funds starts a limited window (three ballot attempts) for voters to approve the bond issue that would fund building renovations, and failure to pass the levy could result in losing the $77 million in state partnership funds.

The evidence

Dr. Whiteley stated: 'our 77 million is available for our... partnership with the Construction Commission... once those funds are accepted... you have three attempts per se on a ballot to be able to move forward with our facilities project... this resolution is just about the approval or acceptance of that money.'

The source