http://noir.usd458.org/pressreleases/ The latest news from Basehor-Linwood en-us Fri, 21 Dec 2007 06:00:00 GMT Fri, 21 Dec 2007 17:53:54 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss UserLand Frontier v8.0.5 rssUpdates Heather_Myer@mail.usd458.k12.ks.us (Heather Myer) Heather_Myer@mail.usd458.k12.ks.us (Heather Myer) The Bond 2007 link has been updated with new information. Check back regularly for updates. Following a meeting of the Board of Canvassers, voters in the Basehor-Linwood School District have given their approval to a $39.9 million school bond proposal. <br> <br> The mail-in bond election, in which 56.1 percent of eligible voters participated, was passed with 2,209 yes votes. <br> <br> Approval of the bond issue allows the district to construct a new third- through fifth-grade elementary school, costing $11.45 million; a new sixth- through eighth-grade middle school, at $24.8 million; six additional classrooms and renovations at Glenwood Ridge Elementary School, $2.5 million; renovations at Linwood Elementary, $750,000; and a new soccer field, $400,000. There are no cases of MRSA in the Basehor-Linwood district at this time, however, we would like our parents to be kept informed of issues that may cause concern. <a href="http://www.usd458.org:82/gems/pressreleases/DistrictMRSALetter.pdf">Read a letter from head nurse Cathy Barger.</a>