School board makes final referendum decision

FAIRMONT – At Tuesday’s Fairmont School Board meeting, board members had to make a choice about whether or not to go out for a referendum on building fixes, updates and changes. The vote will happen in less than three months, on Feb. 9, 2027. Board Member Michael Edman said this has been talked about at every operations committee meeting for as long as he can remember. “We looked at the needs of both our buildings, at the high school in particular, and our programmatic needs with our arts department,” he said. “We put it on…