14 Duplicate Projects!
Just four years ago the District stated that if Measure H passed we wouldn’t need another school bond for 20-25 years. In 2014, we voted a whopping $419,000,000 to build and repair schools. The list of “needs” included 14 line items found in the current Measure BB. “Leaky roofs” was the tipoff. We laughed in 2014 because with the drought, how would anyone know the roof was leaking? But here we are, four years later, and the District still needs our MONEY for those pernicious leaky roofs. Never mind they’ve blown $380,000 of Measure H bond money on a football stadium sound system for one of the high schools. How does that help our students do better in math & science?
Speaking of student achievement, based on the list of projects on which the District wants to spend our money, the District appears to need a LOT of sports fields to increase student readiness for their 21st century college and career options. Fields last about 10 years; why are we borrowing money for 30 years for fields that will be redone two more times before the debt is retired? We are still paying for the 1997 Measure B bond, which included new fields for both high schools. Field expenses should clearly be in the District’s operating budget, not from bond money.
Vote NO on BB. It’s a Bad Bond.
Just four years ago the District stated that if Measure H passed we wouldn’t need another school bond for 20-25 years. In 2014, we voted a whopping $419,000,000 to build and repair schools. The list of “needs” included 14 line items found in the current Measure BB. “Leaky roofs” was the tipoff. We laughed in 2014 because with the drought, how would anyone know the roof was leaking? But here we are, four years later, and the District still needs our MONEY for those pernicious leaky roofs. Never mind they’ve blown $380,000 of Measure H bond money on a football stadium sound system for one of the high schools. How does that help our students do better in math & science?
Speaking of student achievement, based on the list of projects on which the District wants to spend our money, the District appears to need a LOT of sports fields to increase student readiness for their 21st century college and career options. Fields last about 10 years; why are we borrowing money for 30 years for fields that will be redone two more times before the debt is retired? We are still paying for the 1997 Measure B bond, which included new fields for both high schools. Field expenses should clearly be in the District’s operating budget, not from bond money.
Vote NO on BB. It’s a Bad Bond.
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