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Proposition No. 1
Submitted by Auburn School District No. 408
SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT BONDS - $51,500,000
Official Ballot Title:
To construct and equip a new high school, acquire school sites and modular classrooms and make capital improvements to other District facilities, shall Auburn School District #408 issue $51,500,000 of general obligation bonds maturing within a maximum term of 20 years, and shall annual property tax levies in addition to regular tax levies be authorized to repay such bonds, all as provided in District Resolution #970?
Explanatory Statement:
Passage of ballot measure No. 1 will allow Auburn School District #408 to collect $51,500,000 to build and equip a third comprehensive high school. The measure will also provide funds to construct, equip, acquire, and make certain capital improvements to the facilities of the school district.
The construction of a third comprehensive high school and the facility improvements to be funded by the bond are all as described in Resolution No. 970 of the Auburn School District Board of Directors.
Statement For:
Based upon over twenty years of citizens' recommendations, Auburn School District has made a long-term commitment to building smaller schools and maintaining low student-to-teacher ratios. Currently, Auburn High School and Auburn Riverside High School are the largest four-year high schools in the region. Both high schools are already at capacity and, combined, they have twenty portable classrooms to accommodate the growing number of students.
This new comprehensive high school will meet the challenge of rapidly growing student enrollment at the high school level. It will also ensure the continuation of quality educational programs and extracurricular offerings within a safe school environment.
Vote "Yes" to the construction of a third high school and the prevention of further overcrowding! Smaller schools support student achievement and school safety.
Statement prepared by : Auburn Citizens for Schools: Ryan Anderson and Pam McKiernan
Statement Against:
No statement was submitted against this issue.
This space is available each election for citizens and/or committees opposing measures
to publish a "Statement Against." For information, contact the Pierce County Auditor's Office at (253) 798-7430.
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