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Interim Richmond schools superintendent urges support for $51.8 million bond on May 5 ballot

Richmond City Council · March 17, 2026
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Interim superintendent Billy Syspaniak told the March 16 council meeting the district is "already out of space" and urged voters to continue the current school tax rate so Richmond Community Schools can access $51,800,000 in bond funds to add classrooms, larger cafeterias and parking.

Billy Syspaniak, interim superintendent of Richmond Community Schools, urged residents at the March 16 city council meeting to support a $51.8 million bond proposal on the May 5 ballot to expand school facilities and manage rapid enrollment growth. "We are coming back with the bond proposal on May 5," Syspaniak told the council during the public-comment period. He said the district is "already out of…

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