Erin School received some good news at the polls, during the April 7 Spring Election.

The Erin School referendum passed with 642 yes votes, or 55 percent to 527 no votes, or 45 percent. 

Erin School District Administrator Joannie Kalina told WTKM that a lot of thought went into to it before election day.

"Erin School was one of four districts in the state of Wisconsin that has in the last thirty years has never asked their taxpayers for a referendum. Our board thought very long and hard about this. We conducted a community survey. We studied this for a couple of years. We know asking people to use their tax dollars toward school is a big ask. We really need a boost in our capital projects, this is an older building so we needed a capital referendum."                                           

Three areas will be addressed, including safety and security, renovation and system updates, according to Kalina.

"We have some parking lot repairs and traffic flow issues. We need to do a parking lot project, that is our first and main priority. We want to change one existing space into a classroom."                                           

They are also planning on changing the footprint of their front office to incorporate a few safety features. System upgrades are also included for Erin School. 

Photo by Erin Schools.