Why is the district requesting voter approval of bond issues at a time of economic uncertainty?

One reason is that the school district is a “forever” owner of school facilities. The district is a steward of the taxpayers’ investment. This stewardship includes continual responsibilities, some of which are:

• design and construct facilities with durability,
• care for facilities through preventative maintenance and a committed custodial program,
• renew and extend facilities functional service so long as it remains cost effective,
• reconfigure existing facilities to support changing educational programs and their technologies, and
• design flexibility into new and renewed facilities to accommodate education changes over a facility’s 50-year life.

Another reason is that the state has committed to project reimbursements of 60 to 70 percent through November 2010. This is a good deal for district taxpayers. There is no certainty that the program will continue beyond 2010.