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Albany voters approve school referendum

By GINA DUWE ( Contact )   Tuesday, November 6, 2012 - 10:18 p.m.
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ALBANY--Albany School District Superintendent Steve Guenther is happy he won’t be trying to draft another referendum or starting to plan for massive cuts next year.

District voters approved a referendum Tuesday by a vote of 796-692 to exceed the revenue cap by $1.64 million over three years.

“I think the community is very supportive of the school, but I think it comes down to whether or not people can afford it,” Guenther said.

The referendum asked for $520,000 in each of the next two school years, then $600,000 in the 2015-16 school year to pay for operating expenses because of decreasing state revenues.

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