Vote set on school work plan: Stillwater residents weigh $26.6M in spending for projects.

Byline: Leigh Hornbeck

Jun. 17--STILLWATER -- The Stillwater school district's $26.6 million building project headed to voters Tuesday calls for new classrooms, new athletic fields and a new gym.

A second proposition on the ballot for $976,222 would pay for artificial turf and lights on the fields.

The vote is from noon to 9 p.m. in the middle school gym. The Board of Education also that day will announce a new school chief. Superintendent Patrick DiCaprio has served as the interim leader since February when former superintendent Don Flynt left.

State aid will cover most of cost. If both propositions are approved, the local tax impact for …