Mariana Dale covers early childhood for the LAist and KPCC newsroom.
The Snowline Joint Unified School District is asking voters to approve a property tax increase to fund $70.6 million in renovation and repair projects.The Snowline Joint Unified School District serves about 8,000 students from a collection of communities northeast of Mt. Baldy. It has 13 schools. The district wants money to fix leaky roofs; replace plumbing, electrical, and sewer systems; and renovate or build science labs, classrooms, and restrooms, among other things.
The money borrowed through the measure would be paid back through a property tax. The district estimates the bond would cost property-owners that live within the school district's boundaries an average of $40 per $100,000 of assessed value. There’s also a possibility that the district could get additional state funding if Prop. 2 passes.
Snowline Teachers Association President Matthew Bodell and Phelan Chamber President Kathy Hoffman are among those who submitted an argument supporting the bond to the L.A. and San Bernardino County Registrars' Offices.When California voters approved the creation of the lottery, the law required 34 cents of every dollar to fund education. In 2010 lawmakers changed the rules giving the lottery the mandate to “maximize” funding for education.
The Association has not taken a position on specific local bonds other than LAUSD’s $9 billion Measure US and on Prop. 2 . No individual or group submitted an argument opposing the bond to the L.A. and San Bernardino County Registrars' Offices.State law lays out several accountability measures for local school district bonds, including:Representatives of the business community, taxpayers, and parents. School district employees, vendors, contractors, and consultants cannot be appointed.
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