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Early learning center bought with borrowing voters did not approve
What happened
On January 12, 2026 the board voted 6-1 to buy 106 W. Tolles Drive (offered at $300,000) and 6-1 to issue school improvement bonds that do not need a public vote, estimated at about $3 million, to renovate it. Many residents spoke against borrowing without a vote. The building opened as Little Wings Early Learning Center in late August.
Why it matters to families
It added debt without a ballot question and moved early childhood programs to a new site.
The evidence
The January 12, 2026 minutes record both 6-1 votes, with Trustee Mansfield voting no; the December 18, 2025 workshop minutes give the $300,000 price and renovation estimate.
The source
St. Johns Board of Education minutes, 2026-01-12See the full record for St. Johns Public Schools.
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