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Gilbert board OKs $136 million bond question and puts Pioneer site sale on November ballot
Summary
The Gilbert Public Schools governing board voted April 28 to place a $136 million general‑obligation bond and a separate authorization to sell the Pioneer Elementary site on the November ballot, citing a $112.1 million deferred‑maintenance backlog and district facility needs.
The Gilbert Public Schools governing board voted April 28 to order a $136,000,000 general obligation bond election and to ask voters for authorization to sell the Pioneer Elementary site in November.
Associate Superintendent Bonnie Betts told the board the district’s deferred‑maintenance backlog is "a $112,100,000," and outlined a line‑item request the district plans to include in the bond pamphlet: $65 million for critical facility upgrades (roofs, HVAC, electrical), $20 million for career and technical education and extracurricular spaces, safety and secure entryway work at elementary and junior high schools,…
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