Voters to determine fate of Appoquinimink School District referendum on Tuesday

MIDDLETOWN — Voters will determine whether an Appoquinimink School District referendum passes the grade on Tuesday.

The district is asking for roughly $66. 6 million in capital funding for building construction and expansion.

Also sought is $11.1 million for the operational portion includes increased compensation for teachers, so the district can stay competitive.

Polls will be open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. A voter must be at least 18, live in the school district and be a U.S. citizen. Proof of identity, via a driver’s license or state ID, will be required.
Voting can be done at Brick Mill, Bunker Hill, Cedar Lane, Crystal Run, Lorewood Grove, Old State, Olive B. Loss, Silver Lake and Townsend elementary schools; Everett Meredith and Louis L. Redding middle schools; the Marion E. Proffitt Training Center; and Middletown High School.

When the votes are tallied, the district hopes to have rebounded from a referendum loss Dec. 12, 2023, which included technology replacements, visual and performing arts equipment, and safety upgrades to the Alfred G. Waters Middle School bus lot. None of these items are part of the April referendum.

After that loss, the district’s board of education voted to reduce the ask for the April vote.

Information can be found apposchooldistrict.com .

Appoquinimink’s referendum joins several others in the state recently. While voters failed to approve both items for Smyrna on March 9, the Colonial, Brandywine and Red Clay Consolidated districts were successful in their requests in Februaryonial, Brandywine and Red Clay school districts were successful in their asks in February.

In Smyrna, another referendum vote will be held June 6.