Supporters of the Woodlan kindergarten-to-12th-grade campus project have turned in more petition packets than their opponents by today's deadline, according to Voter Registration officials.

Supporters and opponents of the project had until today to drop off their signature packets to Voter Registration. Typically, the fate of the $10.8 million project would be determined by which side collected the most valid signatures, which must come from property owners or registered voters. East Allen County Schools officials have vowed to move forward with the process regardless of the petition drive outcome.

The yellow side, or pro-side, turned in more than 100 petition packets, according to Barry Schust, Republican voter registration board member. The opposing side, or blue side, turned in around 40, he said.

Now that the packets have been collected, voter registration has 15 business days to determine whether those who signed the petition are registered voters. After they are finished verifying the signatures, the packets will move to the auditor's office.

Schust said he would have a better sense of final packet numbers, and what side was likely to win, by the end of the week.

The Woodlan campus is the first of several construction projects the district has planned as part of its $111.4 million redesign process.

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