After all considerations, the Board decided to stay with the firm of McGladrey & Pullen. After an unlikely 1,356 to 1,356 tie referendum vote, the voters returned three weeks later and passed a $50,241,000 new high school building project. There will be significant State construction aid for this project and the Town of Sterling will be joining in sharing in a pro rata share of the cost. In this year’s budget voting process, there was a significant change in the presentation of capital items for voters to decide on. Where in past years, the capital needs of the School Department were included in their budget request amount, all capital items will now be included in the Town Hall budget amount. This should result in better comparability in school budget requests.
