WARD SURPRISED AT LEVY VOTE

Brainerd lawmaker John Ward said he was surprised at the outcome of Tuesday November 6th Brainerd and Crosby Ironton school levy elections. Ward said he believed that taxpayers understood the issues and that all possible had been done to maintain a fat-free financial house. Both Brainerd and Crosby Ironton district referenda failed to gain adequate voter support. Administrators at both schools have said they will now have to make budget cuts to balance the books, and those cuts may mean teacher lay-offs.