 The president's budget proposal eliminates public media funding. Learn how you can help at lptv.org slash action. Gene Dillon Elementary School is one step closer to breaking ground. At tonight's meeting, the Bemidji School Board approved a bid for the Division Street Water and Sewer Extension Project. That bid is in the amount of $1,039,796.59. Been a long time in the works and so we're just anxious to move ahead and complete this project, this school that our community voted on and that our kids so desperately need. The groundbreaking ceremony will take place next Monday at Gene Dillon Elementary School Construction Site. If you've enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News, please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to Lakeland Public Television.