$197.8 million referendum narrowly passes in Oshkosh
The referendum was approved in January by the District's Board of Education, which placed it on the ballot for Tuesday's election.
The major pieces of the phase include a new consolidated middle school at the Shapiro site, a new auditorium at Oshkosh North High School, and air conditioning at Emmeline Cook, Lakeside, and Read Elementary Schools.
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