Measure R would raise $24 million for improvements for Bryon Union, a rural school district deep in eastern Contra Costa County.
Anser HassanMeasure R money will help fix water wells, modernize classrooms, improve technology and beef up security measures at Bryon Union District schools.Superintendent of the Byron Union School District, Crystal Castaneda, didn't think doing research on water wells would be part of her job.
In rural school districts like Bryon, deep in eastern Contra Costa County and surrounded by farmland, well water is Excelsior Middle School's only source of water. But the well is decades old. First, the pump broke. Then, they discovered a leaking pipes. Those who opposed Measure R, like the Contra Costa Taxpayers Association, are concerned about the millions of dollars debt the district is currently holds from the previous bond measure.But parents like the Kelley and Ryan Crow, who have daughter who attends Excelsior, say these students need a better education.
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