By James Bell
Hays Post

The first of several town hall meetings, aimed at sharing information about the upcoming USD 489 bond election, is set for 6:30 p.m. tonight at O’Loughlin Elementary School, 1401 Hall St.

The meeting will include a presentation from district administration and a tour of the facility to show attendees building needs that would be addressed by the bond.

“The outline of the meetings is to do the tour, do an overall bond election update of the dollar amount, where it goes, what each building would get and then come back and focus on that building’s needs,”said Dean Katt, superintendent, in an earlier interview. “The main focus, obviously, in every building that we look at is security and safety, two of the big issues that we have and have a great need to do a better job for our kids.”

While the meetings are designed to give residents the opportunity to ask questions, Katt also encourages anyone with questions to contact the district.

Meetings for groups or business are also being offered and can also be arranged by calling (785) 623-2400, Ext. 112, or by email at [email protected].

In preparation for the meetings, the administration has made presentation materials  available on the USD 489 website, which can be viewed at http://www.usd489.com/?p=5174.