Fleming voters to see ballot question asking for BEST grant match

Voters within the Frenchman School District boundaries will see a ballot question in November regarding matching funds on a possible BEST grant to construct a new school building. The ballot measure, and the decision to move forward in the pursuit of a new school building, follows a recent survey.

According to information from Fleming Superintendent Steve McCracken, the District recently sent a survey through ALMA, the student information software.

The results of that survey, he said, were 70 percent in favor of a new building and 30 percent in favor to renovate the current building; the latte...