School District Bond To Be On November Ballot
POSTED: 1:15 pm PDT July 23,
2008
UPDATED: 1:17 pm PDT July 23,
2008
SAN DIEGO -- The San Diego Unified School District Board of Education Wednesday unanimously approved a plan to put a $2.1 billion bond measure before voters in November.District staff considers the bond issue a follow-up to 1998's Proposition MM, which funded rehabilitation of aging campuses and construction of several new schools.If the new bond issue is approved by 55 percent of voters living within district boundaries, the money would be spent on a 10-year plan to continue improvements at school facilities, which are 39 years old on average.
Despite the work completed under Proposition MM, district buildings remain in poor condition, according to Evan Leslie, a project management supervisor.Among the improvements listed under the bond measure are upgrading heating and air conditioning systems, replacing obsolete fire alarms, creating better emergency communications systems, removal of asbestos and other hazardous materials, and meeting requirements of the Americans With Disabilities Act.The measure would also provide discretionary funds of $150 per student to each school site.
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