How will you vote on the Ripon Area School District referendum?

I have put a poll up on the side. You can vote for each of the three questions or say no to all of them. Try to only vote once (we use the honor system here). The information posted below comes from the Ripon Area School District, and is not meant to influence anyone to vote one way or another...

Question #1 (Boiler and Roofs)
BE IT RESOLVED by the School Board of the Ripon Area School District, Fond du Lac,Winnebago and Green Lake Counties, Wisconsin that there shall be issued pursuant to Chapter 67 of the Wisconsin Statutes, general obligation bonds in an amount not to exceed $500,000 for the public purpose of paying the cost of repairs and replacements consisting of replacing the high school boiler and repairing roofs on various school buildings.
What Will Question #1 Cost a Homeowner? - Question #1 seeks authorization to issue general obligation bonds for a 10 year period in the principle amount of $500,000 to pay for a new Ripon High School boiler and roofi ng repairs on school buildings. The estimated cost of Question #1 is 5 cents added to the equalized mill rate, which translates to $5 annually for the owner of a $100,000 home for 10 years.
What if Question #1 Doesn’t Pass? - If Ripon voters do not pass Question #1, sooner or later the boiler will have to be replaced and the roofs will have to be repaired. The $500,000 cost is the equivalent of six teacher positions. The loss of six teachers would result in significantly larger class sizes and the elimination of some courses and programs. Unplanned and unscheduled maintenance can be more costly than routine, scheduled maintenance which means that the fi nal cost of a delay could be much higher than the $500,000 being requested to perform the work now.

QUESTION #2 (Textbooks and technology)
BE IT RESOLVED by the School Board of the Ripon Area School District, Fond du Lac, Winnebago and Green Lake Counties, Wisconsin that the revenues included in the School District budget for six years beginning with the 2009-2010 school year and ending with the 2014-2015 school year be authorized to exceed the revenue limit specified in Section 121.91, Wisconsin Statutes, by $500,000 a year, for non-recurring purposes consisting of replacing textbooks, updating curriculum, updating technology, performing maintenance and replacing vehicles.
What Will Question #2 Cost a Homeowner? - Question #2 seeks authorization to exceed by $500,000 in each year, for 6 consecutive years, the District’s revenue limits to pay for updating curriculum, purchasing textbooks, updating technology, performing maintenance, and replacing vehicles. The estimated cost of Question #2 is 75 cents added to the equalized mill rate which translates to $75 annually for the owner of a $100,000 home for 6 years.
What if Question #2 Doesn’t Pass? - If Ripon voters do not pass Question #2, sooner or later the textbooks will be worn beyond use and will need to be replaced, the computers will be so old that they will be beyond use, the deferred maintenance will have to be performed, and the vehicles will not be feasible to continue to operate. The $500,000 cost per year for 6 years is the equivalent of six teacher positions. The loss of six teachers would result in signifi cantly larger class sizes and the elimination of some courses and programs. Each year that the Question #2 expenditures are not taken care of it will be more difficult to provide consistent quality and will be more difficult to make the necessary updates in a timely and cost-effective manner.

QUESTION #3 (Exceeding Revenue Cap Limits)
BE IT RESOLVED by the School Board of the Ripon Area School District, Fond du Lac, Winnebago and Green Lake Counties, Wisconsin that the revenues included in the School District budget be authorized to exceed the revenue limit specified in Section 121.91, Wisconsin Statutes, for the 2009-2010 school year by $575,000; for the 2010-2011 school year by $725,000; and for the 2011-2012 school year by $850,000 for nonrecurring purposes consisting of paying for classroom staff and related instructional expenses.
What Will Question #3 Cost a Homeowner? - Question #3 seeks authorization to exceed the District’s revenue limit each year, for three years, to pay for classroom staffing and related instructional expenses. The estimated cost of Question #3 is 88 cents added to the equalized mill rate, which translates to $88 annually for the owner of a $100,000 home for 3 years.
What if Question #3 Doesn’t Pass? - The total amount of the money being requested in Question #3 is the budgeted equivalent of more than 26 teacher positions. If Question #3 doesn’t pass, the equivalent of these 26 teacher positions would need to be eliminated to remain within the state’s revenue limit law. The elimination of these teacher positions would mean a significant increase in class sizes and the end of many courses and programs.