Combined Bonds

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3. Now assume the bonds were put together into one, and appeared on the ballot as just one bond proposition. The bond would be for $96 million, and would provide $44 million in maintenance funds for all the schools in the first bond, plus $52 million in construction funds for all the schools in the second bond. Passing this $96 million bond would result in an increase in your annual property taxes of approximately $48 for twenty years for every $100,000 of assessed property value. If the election was held today, and this was the only school bond on the ballot, do you think you would vote for or against the $96 million bond?

	VOTE ON $96 MILLION SCHOOL BOND
	COUNT	%
For	374	49.8%
Against	346	46.2%
Don't know	30	4.0%

4. If the school district purchases new school buses, most of the cost of the buses is reimbursed by the State of Alaska. If instead of incorporating the school buses into the first bond, the school buses were bonded separately, the total cost of this bond would be $830,000. Passing this bond would result in an increase in your annual property taxes, after reimbursement, of approximately 16 cents for seven years for every $100,000 of assessed property value. If the election was held today, and this bond was on the ballot with the other two, do you think you would vote for or against this bond?

	VOTE ON SCHOOL BUS BOND
	COUNT	%
For	561	74.7%
Against	156	20.8%
Don't know	33	4.4%

5. School bonds can incorporate a number of different types of expenditures. Generally speaking, tell me whether you strongly favor, mildly favor, mildly oppose or strongly oppose each of the following types of bond expenditures. Do you strongly favor, mildly favor, mildly oppose or strongly oppose bonding for __________?

4	3	2	1	0
Strongly	Mildly		Mildly	Strongly
Favor	Favor	Neutral	Oppose	Oppose

Maintenance for existing schools:

	FAVOR OR OPPOSE BONDING FOR MAINTENANCE FOR EXISTING SCHOOLS
	COUNT	%
Strongly favor	410	54.7%
Mildly favor	195	26.0%
Neutral	12	1.6%
Mildly oppose	65	8.6%
Strongly oppose	68	9.1%
Mean = 3.086

Computers and technology items:

	FAVOR OR OPPOSE BONDING FOR COMPUTERS AND TECHNOLOGY ITEMS
	COUNT	%
Strongly favor	286	38.1%
Mildly favor	267	35.6%
Neutral	35	4.7%
Mildly oppose	77	10.3%
Strongly oppose	85	11.4%
Mean = 2.789

New school construction:

	FAVOR OR OPPOSE BONDING FOR NEW SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION
	COUNT	%
Strongly favor	272	36.3%
Mildly favor	250	33.4%
Neutral	32	4.3%
Mildly oppose	97	12.9%
Strongly oppose	99	13.2%
Mean = 2.666

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