Cairo voters reject $4.1 million bond issue for new school

Wednesday, March 20, 2002

CAIRO, Ill. -- Deciding an issue that pitted Cairo's mayor against the school superintendent, Cairo voters have overwhelmingly defeated a $4.1 million bond issue that would have enabled the school district to replace three deteriorating buildings with a new school.

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