Of course, great accomplishments come with costs. The proposed changes to Grinnell High School will cost $8 million. However, an enormously successful funrasing drive raised $3.8 million from, bringing the bond issue to an affordable $4.2 million. Thus, the bond issue is a bargain for the Grinnell community.
Feel free to read more about the fund rasing drive and the taxpayer cost.
Source: "Bond Election Offers a Fine Opportunity for Progress." The Grinnell Herald-Register. 4 September 2003, page 4.