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Board Approves April 4 Referendum
The Board is seeking voter approval to finance needed repairs, renovations and upgrades to 19 of 20 schools.
At 19 of 20 District 200 schools, we have significant facility needs. For the past 18+ months, the Board of Education has developed a Facility Master Plan and has worked to prioritize projects, determine how to fund the projects and plan for future facility needs. Watch this video for more information.
On January 11, the Board of Education approved 6-1 to place a referendum question on the April 4 ballot.
Members of the community can find key pieces of information on our website:
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- projects contained in the overall plan including costs and implementation schedule
- bond financing structure
Needed repairs, renovations and upgrades to 19 of our 20 schools will cost $154.5 million. The referendum question seeks to issue $132.5 million in bonds. The Board would commit to fund the remaining $22 million in work out of reserves and future budgets.
The proposed bond measure would cost the owner of a median home an additional $180 per year in taxes on the Bond & Interest portion of their tax bill.
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To plan for the future, the Board also approved Policy 4.152 at tonight's meeting. The resolution calls for the Board to utilize a research-based model that forecasts and calculates capital renewal costs over the life of a building. While the Board has maintained a Capital Development planning tool for several years, the resolution makes a commitment to continue maintenance of the capital projects document and also budget annually for these projects.
Questions can be directed to communications@cusd200.org or 630-682-2469.
