Bemidji Pioneer: Cass Lake-Bena school referendum fails by wide margin

CASS LAKE—Cass Lake-Bena voters denied a ballot measure that would have allowed their school district to borrow millions for a series of facilities improvements, including a new elementary school.

The school district's $37.8 million bonding referendum failed Tuesday by a vote of 442 to 144—75 percent to 25 percent—according to unofficial totals posted to the Minnesota Secretary of State's website. That means the district will not be allowed to borrow that money to build a new elementary school for grades 3-5, renovate its existing elementary school for pre-k through second grade and renovate and update several other facilities.

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