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Cedar Rapids schools urge final responses to bond survey before March 5 deadline
Summary
Hosts of the Cedar Rapids Community School District podcast urged registered voters to complete a bond survey by Tuesday, March 5. District hosts said the proposal would fund renovations and expansions at nine schools and that the survey has drawn nearly 6,000 responses so far.
Hosts of the Cedar Rapids Community School District podcast Future Ready Today said registered voters have until Tuesday, March 5, to complete a district bond survey aimed at shaping a proposal for school renovations and expansions.
The hosts reported that the bond proposal would fund renovations and expansions across nine schools and said the work would affect more than 5,000 students. "The bond survey does close. The deadline is on Tuesday, March 5," the co-host said on the podcast.
Podcast hosts said the district had received nearly 6,000 survey responses at the time of the recording, and urged residents to respond if they had not already. The hosts said registered voters can complete the survey online; residents who need a unique survey link or code were asked to request one by emailing futurereadyfacilities@crschools.us. For additional information, the hosts directed listeners to bill.crschools.us.
Why it matters: Bond measures fund capital projects such as building renovations and expansions; community responses to the survey help district leaders prioritize which projects to include in a final proposal. The podcast did not provide a ballot date, an estimated total bond amount, or a list of the nine schools targeted beyond saying nine schools would be affected.
The district did not provide further budget breakdowns, timelines for construction, or a schedule for when a final bond measure would reach voters during the podcast. Those details were not specified in the recording.
