Residents May be Asked Whether they Would Financially Support Brainerd Project

A non-binding referendum will likely be placed on the April referendum to gauge whether residents would throw their financial support behind the Brainerd Community Center.

Residents will likely be asked in April whether they are willing to support—financially—the Brainerd Community Center project. Trustees are slated to vote at their Jan. 8 meeting on the non-binding referendum question language that village staff has been directed to draft. Should residents support the measure, it would allow the village to, on behalf of Brainerd Community Center Inc., sell $3.5 million in bonds. The money would help fund various projects, like fixing the roof and doors, said Scott Adams, a member of the Brainerd foundation's executive board. The financial impact to residents would be about $47.50 a year for 10 years on a $400,000 home, Adams said. Brainerd Community Center Inc. has already received 1,054 petition …

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Korrina Grom

9:27 am on Thursday, December 13, 2012

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