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WestMEC seeks $415M bond, proposes Peoria campus to expand career-technical education
Summary
WestMEC superintendent Scott Spurgeon presented a $415 million no-tax-rate-increase bond request (Prop 403) and property-sale authorization (Prop 406) to expand CTE capacity across West Maricopa County and proposed a 14-acre Peoria campus at 101 & Peoria Avenue contingent on bond approval.
Dr. Scott Spurgeon, superintendent of WestMEC, briefed the Peoria City Council Oct. 7 on two countywide propositions to expand career and technical education capacity across the West Valley.
Spurgeon described Proposition 403 as a $415 million bond issue that he characterized as a no-tax-rate-increase measure: the district would continue to collect the existing 13-cent per $200 assessed valuation rate while accessing new capacity tied to property-value growth. Proposition 406 would authorize sale of district-owned…
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