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Board approves polling contract as community voices press for a facilities bond
Summary
Trustees approved a contract with True North Research to conduct bond outreach/polling after public speakers urged the board to put a facilities bond to voters to address long‑term facility needs and an identified operating deficit; the contract passed 5–0.
The Temecula Valley Unified School District board voted 5–0 to approve a contract with True North Research Inc. to conduct polling and community outreach for a potential facilities bond measure.
Public speakers at the meeting urged the district to move forward so voters could decide on funding for major facility repairs, citing a district shortfall and the risk that delaying a measure would raise future construction costs. One commenter described a district general‑fund trajectory that, if unchanged, could absorb tens of millions of dollars over several years and argued the community should be given an opportunity to vote on long‑term facilities funding.
Trustees discussed the board advisory committee’s work, the need for an accurate bond amount and the potential state match for eligible modernization projects (a speaker cited a 60% state match for certain projects). Board members said they want accurate numbers and oversight in crafting a ballot measure and that polling will inform the advisory committee’s recommendations.
The board approved the True North Research contract 5–0. Trustees said the contract will help the district gauge community appetite and determine timing and scope for a possible ballot measure but that more work remains to develop a final proposal.
