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Board approves selling up to $37.2 million in notes for school building projects
![Excerpt from Special Board Meeting and Work Session [6:30 p.m.] - Resolution Establishing Parameters for the Sale of Not to Exceed $37,155,000 General Obligation Promissory Notes: 3A Racine Unified SD - 2026 GOPNs - Parameters Resolution (5-4-26).pdf for Board approves selling up to $37.2 million in…](https://merlin-testing.sfo3.digitaloceanspaces.com/images/be/be28059e7465f3452f0b02ffdbb1dfb398f3be49f6e2d4f8ed244f8faab14ac7.webp)
What happened
On May 4 the board voted 6-0 on a resolution setting limits for selling up to $37,155,000 in general obligation promissory notes. The notes pay for building projects the board authorized in January 2024, including Case High School (up to $37.5 million authorized), Wadewitz, Gifford and Goodland.
Why it matters to families
These notes are borrowing that the district repays with property taxes. They fund new additions and renovations at several schools, such as learning spaces, safety upgrades and athletic facilities.
The evidence
The May 4 minutes record the vote (Ayes 6, Noes 0, three members absent). The resolution lists each project's authorization and the earlier 2025 notes already issued for them.
The source
Resolution establishing parameters for sale of up to $37,155,000 promissory notes (May 4, 2026)See the full record for Racine Unified School District.
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