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Sunnyside board hears bond scenarios, timeline for possible November 2025 election
Summary
District staff and financial advisors presented a capital needs assessment and three bond funding scenarios ranging from $95 million to $130 million, and outlined tax-rate impacts, statutory deadlines and next steps; the board took no vote but asked staff to get election cost estimates.
The Sunnyside Unified School District governing board heard a presentation on the district's capital needs assessment and three bond funding scenarios during its April meeting, and discussed next steps toward a possible bond election in November 2025.
The district's capital needs assessment, produced by H2 Group, is nearly complete and will inform a five-year capital improvement plan to prioritize repairs, renovations and potential new construction, district staff said. Financial advisor Randi Stein of Stifel Public Finance presented three example programs: $95 million, $105 million and $130 million, each structured as four bond sales over several years.
The presentation showed the district currently receives $7,000,000 per year from a recently passed district additional assistance capital override but may need extra funding from a bond if the…
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