The Clinton Elementary School referendum campaign is about ready to move forward.

The school district has completed their community engagement process for the elementary building. Rod Wright with Unicom Arc, says the process the district has engaged in is about as open of a process he says he has seen.

[audio:schoolreferendum1.mp3]Wright On The Districts Open Process[/audio]

The next step for the Clinton Board of Education is to go to the public to approve bonding issues. Dr. Jeff Holmes, Superintendent of Clinton Schools says this a good opportunity for the district to build without raising the taxes in the district.

[audio:schoolreferendum2.mp3]Dr. Holmes Discusses The Good Opportunity[/audio]

While it may seem like times are not good to be building a multi-million dollar school facility, Dr. Holmes points out, right now is a great time to build thanks to low interest rates and construction costs low due to companies seeking work. Dr. Holmes says a project like this will certainly benefits everyone.

[audio:schoolreferendum3.mp3]Dr. Holmes On The Benefits Of Building Now[/audio]

Dr. Holmes also points out, should the district simply upgrade their current nearly 90 year old facilities, it would cost almost half of the cost of the building project to bring those buildings up to date, those numbers according figures provided by the architecture firm the School Board has hired.