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Dublin residents will decide whether to approve a $290 million bond measure next year after the Dublin Unified School District Board of Trustees unanimously voted at a special meeting Monday night to place the item on the March 2020 election ballot.
Should the measure pass, homeowners can expect a tax increase of $50 per $100,000 of assessed property value. The tax is expected to generate an estimated $18.3 million annually for DUSD.
Revenue from the bond would pay for completion of the planned second high school and construction of a new middle school at Dublin Crossing, as well as upgrades and modernization projects at the district’s aging campuses. Other planned work includes addressing facilities needs at Dougherty Elementary, funding improvements at Cottonweed Creek, and districtwide safety improvements.
“Our board members spent the evening removing obstacles in an effort to find solutions,” Superintendent Dave Marken said in a statement. “They discussed, disagreed, listened, compromised, and came to a unanimous agreement that will meet the needs of all Dubliners.”
The trustees also agreed that evening to allocate $33 million toward renovations at Dublin Elementary School, including $9.2 million from Measure C and $23.8 million in matching state Prop 51 funds. The state funds were suggested as an alternate funding source for the $33 million Dublin Elementary School project after a previous plan from last month had called for using $23.8 million from Measure H revenue.
A makeover for Nielsen Elementary School dropped a bit in priority this week from last month’s meeting; renovations will be folded into future board discussions about addressing elementary school growth and enrollment capacity. DUSD’s student population has grown nearly 200% over the past decade.
At least 55% of registered voters is needed to pass the bond measure in the March 3, 2020 election.
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Once again we are asked to encumber ourselves,and our neighbors who are not even living in the neighborhood yet for more money, (bonds are nothing but credit card debt.) even though a lot, (±$90/parcel+$183m+new construction/sf+ 0.145% of your property assessment + plus ???from the state) has been received and used for many of the same needs that are on this new “list”.
Don’t be deceived by the “oversite” (aka rubber stamp) committee. It’s too late when the committee gets to ask questions.
DUSD ($290 Million) and PUSD ($323 Million) Bond measure should be defeated on March 3 elections. With record tax collections, record funding from the State and Federal Government why are these school districts asking for more funds? The Administrators of PUSD and DUSD should learn how to fund improvements from Tax and Lottery allocations. Bond is very expensive way of funding school capital spending. Tax Payers end up paying 3 times the Bond measure over the maturity period of the Bond. People should overwhelmingly vote NO on DUSD and PUSD Bond Measure.