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Bond committee targets roughly $230 million for STEM, CTE and wellness projects; community poll planned
Summary
The district's bond development committee reported work to refine project priorities and financing; staff said current projections support a bond package in the $230'$235 million range and a community poll on priorities will be conducted in coming weeks.
Director Bills provided a bond development committee update to the board and reported the committee continues to refine package priorities including STEM and career-technical-education (CTE) modernization, wellness and recreation projects and other capital needs.
The update said new cost projections from district finance staff indicate the district could support about a $235,000,000 bond; the committee is currently targeting a $230,000,000 bond size. Committee members worked in groups to refine project packages, weigh priorities and plan a community poll to test voter priorities; the committee's next meeting was scheduled for Jan. 21.
Board members and administration emphasized that bond proceeds are for capital projects only and cannot be used for operating expenses. Administration reiterated the strategic timing rationale: seeking funding now as a maintenance-level bond would avoid an outright tax-rate increase in a…
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