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Riverview superintendent outlines Feb. ballot: levies to renew operations, technology; $185.5M bond to rebuild middle school
Summary
Riverview School District Superintendent Dr. Susan Mech told Duval council members the district is asking voters to renew two four-year levies and approve a $185.5 million capital bond on Feb. 10 to address aging facilities, safety upgrades and districtwide repairs; the package would raise property taxes about $1 per $1,000 assessed value.
Dr. Susan Mech, superintendent of the Riverview School District, told the Duval City Council on Jan. 6 that the district will ask voters on Feb. 10 to decide three separate measures: two renewal levies (an education programs and operations levy and a technology/capital projects levy) and a capital improvement bond. "These measures are about making sure that our staff have what they need to do what our kids need to make sure that they're progressing," Mech said, noting levies support staffing and programs while bonds pay for long-term building projects.
Mech said the district serves about 2,880 students with just over 400 employees and has not fully recovered pre-pandemic enrollment levels. The education levy (Proposition 1) covers recurring staffing…
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