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Riverside board votes to expand Buckeye funding after months of study; amendment to limit classrooms fails
Summary
After lengthy debate about wetlands, parking and feasibility, the Riverside Board approved amended financing to expand work at Buckeye Elementary and related projects. An effort to cap additional classrooms at eight did not bind the final financing resolution; the board approved the financing measure 4-1.
The Riverside Board of Education approved an amended financing resolution to increase the district's possible lease-purchase issuance for Buckeye Elementary renovations and related projects, the board recorded in a 4-1 roll-call vote. The measure adjusts previously authorized amounts and keeps options open for additional classrooms and interior renovations while staff collect feasibility data.
The vote follows more than an hour of discussion about how large an issuance the district should seek and which components should be guaranteed now versus decided after engineering and green-space studies. The treasurer, in a November presentation to the board, said the district's cash and liquidity were "in really solid shape," but warned that state law changes such as House Bill 920 are constraining long-term revenue (treasurer presentation starting SEG 886). Board members and the district's owner's representative repeatedly urged detailed traffic,…
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