Survey shows support for WHS building expansion when not tied to athletic complex

Results from a recent poll suggest that 57% of voters would vote in favor of a bond measure that would expand the Whitefish High School building as long as it did not include a new athletic complex.

In the same survey conducted on behalf of the Whitefish School District, 46% of respondents said they would vote in favor of a separate bond measure that would expand the activities complex, but reduced in scope from the proposed expansion that was turned down by voters in October. About 30% said no and 24% were unsure about adding the athletic complex in reduced scope.

The results from the survey suggest that if the school district were to split the high school building expansion and athletic complex expansion into two bond measures, voters would likely approve the expansion of the academic facilities. A reduced-scope expansion of athletic facilities would be more likely to be approved by voters than the full expansion.