OUR COMMUNITY DESERVES FACTS ABOUT THE SCHOOL REFERENDUM, NOT FICTION. A recent Letter To The Editor offered an unusual amount of fiction, in a likely attempt to confuse voters. Teachers for Truth was asked to review that letter, and here are their responses. Mora Hige School was remodeled "almost FICTION "School leaders get $500.000 every year for routine maintenance HERE ARE FIGTIONletely in recent years FIVE OTHER Money that public schools receive trom the state is strictly imited in how it may be spent. For district-wide maintenance, Mora Mora High School was first buit in 1935 FACTth addiors fom the 1950's to the FACT ACTUAL FACTS 1980's. Teachers in the building can confirm that there has been very itle remodeling done in the facility. There are air quality issues, lead in the water, interior water damage from excessive leaking, an incomplete fire spinkler and cramped. wom-out classrooms with broken Public Schools has received and spent approximately $4 million over the last 15 years, an average of $267,000 per year TO CONSIDER BEFORE YOU VOTE The state formula for providing maintenance funds to schools changed in 2016. sending more money to Mora's schools. This funding has been used each year for needed repairs for all of the buildings. Whether the district moves ahead with building a new school or Plan B, these dollars will stil be needed for 1. The Board Has Voted To Address Our Health And Safety Issues. The school board has decided that property taxes will increase equipment. Mora High School is a far cry from having been completely remodeled in recent years starting in 2021 to provide healthier and safer schools. On May 12th, Mora voters will decide whether to dedicate the FICTIONmined that the cost of repairing "Members of the 2019 Task Force increased property taves to build a new high school or invest millions in the first phase routine maintenance. the high school would be between These state funds are not adequate to $8-S10 milion of making needed repairs to a building that was designed and opened in the 1930's. This was not the determination of the FACT 2019 Task Force. A few members of the Task Force proposed this amount, but no independent study supported that total. pay for major projects like replacing the IVAC, bolers, fire sprinkler systems and plumbing replacement. Local taes wil need to be aised for the high school to receive Plan B improvements. 2. Plan B Is Ready, With The Same Tax Impact As A New High School. If voters reject the referendum to build a new school, the school board will move forward with "Plan B The Task Force estimated the cost of all improvements needed to the current FICTION "Fees to CS will be 24-26% building to be $42 milion, and even if al those repairs were made, our high school to increase property taxes to fund the first phase of repairs to the current school. Plan B was formally adopted at the February 27, 2020 meeting of the school board and work on these repairs will begin in June 2020 it the referendum fails. The tax impact per year is the same because the State will only pay 12% of the cost of the first phase of Plan B The tees for protessional services would stil not result in a school fully FACTarchitectural, mechanical, electrical, civil, and structunal design services and construction management services) will be 12-14% of the total cost for the new school, which is consistent with industry standard. ICS is the progam manager for this project, but anumberof subcontractors will share those professional tees. These costs have been varsparently shared at school board meetings and in the review and comment document provided to Minnesota Department of Education. designed for modern education, Plan B proposes an initial expenditure of $13.3 milion, which wil not address alt health, safety and accessiblity issues. (compared to 37% for a new high school). Additional repair plans will be required ater the first phase is paid oft. Classroom needs won't be able to be addessed 3. APositivelvestment For Local Businesses. under future phases of Plan B for at least 10 years. According to an analysis by the University of Minnesota's Extersion Department, the new high school construction project will generate $18.6 million dollars of economic activity in Kanabec County beyond direct benefit of construction jobs and materials purchased. This economic activity is 66% more than the $11.2 million that local businesses will pay in property taves for their share of the repayment of bonds for the new school. FIGTION The cunert school leadership does not deecty oversee these projects" FICTION CS will sequire a long term exclusive Imaintenance contact, where the school cannot hire any other company The school board and administration will FACT ave complete oversight throughout the project, as they did during the construction Cs does not have an exclusive of the elementary school and weliness FACTmantenance contract with any school center construction projects. The school board and administration review and dstrict in Minnesota, including Mora. 4. Voting Has Already Started. You can approve varlous stages of design as well as all construction contracts which are FIGTION Schools of the future will be smal and competitively bid under MN law vote early and at home by absente ballot now through May 11th. Absentee ballot applications are available at www. students will spend most of their time geting their education from home or by calling MustangsUnited.org/voter- the school district office at 320-679-6200 et. 5500 so they can send it to you t COVID-19 has taugt us anyhing it is FACT ow valuable attending school in person is for both the education and the total well- being of students S. Based On Past Elections, You Will Keep Hearing More Fiction. Too often, those who are opposed to a new high school haven't told the facts about the plan. Remember this one? Last year, an advertisement in AS THE CAMPAIGN CONTINUES, HOLD EVERYONE ACCOUNTABLE FOR the local paper daimed that "not voting is the same as voting yes" State law is crystal clear that this is a lle. Why would anyone buy an advertisement just to deceive voters like that? PROVIDING FACTS, NOT FICTION. VOTE YES! SAME PRICE. BETTER SCHOOL. Paid Adverinement. hepased and paid for by the Vote es 332 Conmitee, PO Bo 141, MN S0S1 OUR COMMUNITY DESERVES FACTS ABOUT THE SCHOOL REFERENDUM, NOT FICTION. A recent Letter To The Editor offered an unusual amount of fiction, in a likely attempt to confuse voters. Teachers for Truth was asked to review that letter, and here are their responses. Mora Hige School was remodeled "almost FICTION "School leaders get $500.000 every year for routine maintenance HERE ARE FIGTIONletely in recent years FIVE OTHER Money that public schools receive trom the state is strictly imited in how it may be spent. For district-wide maintenance, Mora Mora High School was first buit in 1935 FACTth addiors fom the 1950's to the FACT ACTUAL FACTS 1980's. Teachers in the building can confirm that there has been very itle remodeling done in the facility. There are air quality issues, lead in the water, interior water damage from excessive leaking, an incomplete fire spinkler and cramped. wom-out classrooms with broken Public Schools has received and spent approximately $4 million over the last 15 years, an average of $267,000 per year TO CONSIDER BEFORE YOU VOTE The state formula for providing maintenance funds to schools changed in 2016. sending more money to Mora's schools. This funding has been used each year for needed repairs for all of the buildings. Whether the district moves ahead with building a new school or Plan B, these dollars will stil be needed for 1. The Board Has Voted To Address Our Health And Safety Issues. The school board has decided that property taxes will increase equipment. Mora High School is a far cry from having been completely remodeled in recent years starting in 2021 to provide healthier and safer schools. On May 12th, Mora voters will decide whether to dedicate the FICTIONmined that the cost of repairing "Members of the 2019 Task Force increased property taves to build a new high school or invest millions in the first phase routine maintenance. the high school would be between These state funds are not adequate to $8-S10 milion of making needed repairs to a building that was designed and opened in the 1930's. This was not the determination of the FACT 2019 Task Force. A few members of the Task Force proposed this amount, but no independent study supported that total. pay for major projects like replacing the IVAC, bolers, fire sprinkler systems and plumbing replacement. Local taes wil need to be aised for the high school to receive Plan B improvements. 2. Plan B Is Ready, With The Same Tax Impact As A New High School. If voters reject the referendum to build a new school, the school board will move forward with "Plan B The Task Force estimated the cost of all improvements needed to the current FICTION "Fees to CS will be 24-26% building to be $42 milion, and even if al those repairs were made, our high school to increase property taxes to fund the first phase of repairs to the current school. Plan B was formally adopted at the February 27, 2020 meeting of the school board and work on these repairs will begin in June 2020 it the referendum fails. The tax impact per year is the same because the State will only pay 12% of the cost of the first phase of Plan B The tees for protessional services would stil not result in a school fully FACTarchitectural, mechanical, electrical, civil, and structunal design services and construction management services) will be 12-14% of the total cost for the new school, which is consistent with industry standard. ICS is the progam manager for this project, but anumberof subcontractors will share those professional tees. These costs have been varsparently shared at school board meetings and in the review and comment document provided to Minnesota Department of Education. designed for modern education, Plan B proposes an initial expenditure of $13.3 milion, which wil not address alt health, safety and accessiblity issues. (compared to 37% for a new high school). Additional repair plans will be required ater the first phase is paid oft. Classroom needs won't be able to be addessed 3. APositivelvestment For Local Businesses. under future phases of Plan B for at least 10 years. According to an analysis by the University of Minnesota's Extersion Department, the new high school construction project will generate $18.6 million dollars of economic activity in Kanabec County beyond direct benefit of construction jobs and materials purchased. This economic activity is 66% more than the $11.2 million that local businesses will pay in property taves for their share of the repayment of bonds for the new school. FIGTION The cunert school leadership does not deecty oversee these projects" FICTION CS will sequire a long term exclusive Imaintenance contact, where the school cannot hire any other company The school board and administration will FACT ave complete oversight throughout the project, as they did during the construction Cs does not have an exclusive of the elementary school and weliness FACTmantenance contract with any school center construction projects. The school board and administration review and dstrict in Minnesota, including Mora. 4. Voting Has Already Started. You can approve varlous stages of design as well as all construction contracts which are FIGTION Schools of the future will be smal and competitively bid under MN law vote early and at home by absente ballot now through May 11th. Absentee ballot applications are available at www. students will spend most of their time geting their education from home or by calling MustangsUnited.org/voter- the school district office at 320-679-6200 et. 5500 so they can send it to you t COVID-19 has taugt us anyhing it is FACT ow valuable attending school in person is for both the education and the total well- being of students S. Based On Past Elections, You Will Keep Hearing More Fiction. Too often, those who are opposed to a new high school haven't told the facts about the plan. Remember this one? Last year, an advertisement in AS THE CAMPAIGN CONTINUES, HOLD EVERYONE ACCOUNTABLE FOR the local paper daimed that "not voting is the same as voting yes" State law is crystal clear that this is a lle. Why would anyone buy an advertisement just to deceive voters like that? PROVIDING FACTS, NOT FICTION. VOTE YES! SAME PRICE. BETTER SCHOOL. Paid Adverinement. hepased and paid for by the Vote es 332 Conmitee, PO Bo 141, MN S0S1