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Board authorizes staff to advance bond planning after consultant outlines Prop 39 strategy
Summary
Trustees approved staff to begin vendor contracts and polling to explore a local bond under Prop 39 after a consultant warned of large facility needs and outlined a step-by-step campaign, outreach and finance plan.
The Eureka Union School District Board on Feb. 11 authorized staff to proceed with contracting consultants, updating the district's facility master plan and launching voter outreach and a scientific survey to test support for a local bond measure.
The action follows a presentation by Michael Remenschneider of eShore Consulting that outlined the district’s facilities funding gap, described Prop 39 as the most likely bond vehicle and recommended a phased, community-centered approach to produce a deliverable project list and feasibility analysis.
Remenschneider told the board the district’s previously developed facilities master plan (FMP) showed an “80 to $90 million” range for needs and that cost increases since 2019 likely push the number higher. He described Prop 39 as the bond type that requires 55% voter approval and said it imposes requirements the…
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