For eligible voters, it is essential to be informed about the presidential candidates, and to understand what can be voted for at a local level. This year the ballot on Nov. 8 will contain two questions asking voters to approve the 2016 Operating Levy and Bond Referendum.
The first question of the referendum, the Operating Levy, will generate supplementary tax dollars to support improved classroom instruction and school operations. The newly generated funds will in turn help maintain the beneficial and valuable curriculum within Orono Schools. Without these additional dollars, the programs that Orono has built potentially may not be maintained.
Question two of the referendum, the Bond Referendum, asks voters to approve the construction of an 80,000 square-foot indoor activities center attached to Orono High School. Essentially, this proposition would provide students with more gym space and classrooms to accommodate the growing needs of the school. The activities center would also be open to the use of the community.
Voting “yes” to the 2016 Operating Levy and Bond Referendum will allow the entire community of Orono to benefit. By being able to provide Orono students with improved classroom instruction and school operation along with a new indoor activity center, the community only has room to grow.