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Grandview Heights Board places $69.5 million school bond levy on November ballot
Summary
The Grandview Heights Board of Education unanimously voted to place a $69.5 million bond levy on the November ballot to build a new Stevenson Elementary School and update the district’s K–12 athletic complex. The presenter said the levy would cost about $243 per $100,000 of property value; operating funds are expected to be covered through at least 2028 by Grandview Yard revenue.
The Grandview Heights Board of Education voted unanimously to place a $69.5 million bond levy on the November ballot to build a new Stevenson Elementary School and update the district’s K–12 athletic complex.
An unnamed presenter speaking to the community said, “This levy is to build a new Stevenson Elementary as well as update our k 12 athletic complex.” The presenter said Stevenson Elementary, built in 1926, faces leaking roofs, outdated technology and failing mechanical systems and that classrooms and common spaces are too small for current enrollment.
The presenter said the proposed new Stevenson Elementary would feature modern, flexible learning spaces intended to serve future generations and cited Larson Middle School as a model. The planned athletic-complex upgrades, the presenter said, would include new and additional locker rooms, restrooms, bleachers, concessions and storage to better serve male and female student athletes and to improve safety and accessibility.
The presenter provided a budget breakdown for the bond: $69.5 million in total, with $52.2 million allocated for the new elementary school and $17.3 million for the athletic complex. The presenter said the measure would increase a resident’s annual cost by about $243 per $100,000 of property value and added that, as property values rise, the tax rate and cost would fall proportionally.
On funding for operations, the presenter said revenue from the Grandview Yard means “no additional operating funds are anticipated to be needed through at least 2028.”
The board’s placement of the levy on the ballot is the formal action recorded; the transcript reports the vote as unanimous but does not provide a roll-call or vote tally. The presenter closed by thanking community members for taking time to learn more about the proposal.
The Board of Education’s decision sends the levy to voters in November; the transcript does not provide further detail on the ballot language, the estimated tax timeline, or the number of board members voting.
