If voters approve a proposal from the Maroa-Forsyth Board of Education, the district will be getting a $30-million plus new middle school that will connect to the existing high school.

Superintendent Dr. John Ahlemeyer tells Regional Radio News, last month the Board of Education approved the proposal to be on the March 17 ballot that asks for a $33 million project of tearing down the existing building and building a new middle school.

The proposal includes attaching the new middle school to the existing high school. Dr. Ahlemeyer says there is not that much distance between the two buildings and it would open up many opportunities if voters approve it.

While the $33-million price tag might seem steep to some, Dr. Ahlemeyer explains they would simply renew existing bonds, which would be of zero impact to taxpayers. But to make up the rest, that would be approximately $100 per year for taxpayers.

Dr. Ahlemeyer was very pleased with how the process of getting to the point they're at played out. The community group that led this process has collected many, many pieces of data that will soon be consolidated but all of it is available at mfschools.net for the community to become informed as they prepare to vote in March.