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STURTEVANT, Wis. (CBS 58) -- Some Racine County residents are now reaping the benefits of a one-billion-dollar school referendum.

The 2020 referendum passed by just five votes and now with just days until the first day of school, hundreds of families got to see that money put to use.

The ribbon was cut on the new Schulte School in Sturtevant, Wednesday, Aug. 27. It's the first brand new building for the district in well over a decade.

“This is what everybody was asking for," said Damon Jackson, the principal at Schulte School. "This is what they were waiting for."

After 16,715 votes, years of litigation, construction and $64 million, Schulte School is now opening its doors.

"Today's huge," said Jackson. "Today’s a combination of several years of like litigation at the state le

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