Aitkin bond referendum fails

Aitkin bond referendum fails

AITKIN — It’s a no for a new elementary school in Aitkin. Fifty-three percent of voters opposed a bond referendum on Tuesday, Nov. 4, that sought funds to build a school to replace Rippleside Elementary. Of the votes cast, 1,760 opposed the measure, while 1,549 were in favor. The $59.44 million requested in the first ballot question would have funded a new transportation center as well. Question 2 — which only could have passed if the first ques…