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Parents urge renewal of school bond; district, city officials explain funding and enrollment trends
Summary
Residents and community groups urged the Laguna Beach School District to renew an expiring general obligation bond on the 2026 ballot and sought clarification about school funding and enrollment trends.
Residents and community groups used the joint meeting to press the Laguna Beach School District and city for clarity on a potential renewal of the district’s expiring general obligation bond and to ask how declining enrollment affects school budgets.
Several speakers — including Ashley Brown, a PTA and School Power leader, and other parent and community representatives — urged the district to place a renewal of the current bond on the 2026 ballot to “unlock $80,000,000” for facilities improvements. Brown told officials that a renewal would be “just that, an extension of the current amount taxpayers pay” and said “we would see 0 additional dollars added to our current tax bills,” reflecting…
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