And what would happen if it failsAfter forgoing a referendum in the 2025 April election due to a perceived lack of community support, the Southern Door County School Board voted to seek a non-recurring operational referendum this year. Because debt from the district’s 2022 capital referendum continues to decline, the mill rate is projected to stay flat at $6.99 over the next three years if the referendum passes. For example, a home assessed at $350,000 would generate approximately $2,446.50 in school district taxes in the Southern Door County School District. “We would have to figure out what core areas, what elective areas, what associates need to be reduced, and we’d have to be really, really creative with how we would make that work,” he said. To learn more about the upcoming referendum and view a breakdown of projected costs, visit sdsd.k12.wi.us/operational_referendum_information.